If the last encounter you had with Jesus Christ was in the moment of your salvation, then listen up: You were born twice for better things! Christ did not come to earth to die for us, convict us, then save us … and then leave us alone until we get to Heaven. We need to recognize that God desires to be WITH us , not just FOR us. He loves us and has constructed our relationship with Him to be that of ongoing personal interaction via spiritual encounters. He speaks. He leads. He corrects. He comforts. He instructs. He reveals. He does all of these things via a lifelong series of encounters with you. Sometimes, these encounters are so intense that everything changes from that point forward. We need these as we live for the glory of a risen (and soon coming!) King. Apart from personal encounter with God, all we have is theoretical religion which every pagan in the world can claim they possess.