I just recieved a text from my son, well it isn’t just a text it is a recording of him singing. He has recorded himself singing along to a Garth Brooks song that was a favorite of his when he was younger. I laughed, but I also cried. Why cry? Because… he thought of me, and knew that would make me smile. He knew that I had fond memories of him singing the song, so loud and non stop. He knew me. It made me think of other times my children have blessed me. While out hunting my other son sent me a picture of a grove of Aspen trees, and said “I thought of you when I saw these”. Then there was the time my daughter sent me a picture of her sweet face and said “Hello” and then a picture of her view while sitting on a blanket at the park. (Knowing I would know, she was spending time with Jesus) and knowing I would enjoy that too. The wonderful part of all these memories and spontaneous text, is that…”they know me”. and that gets me everytime. Why? because we all want to be known. Even if we try to hide at times, hide our hearts, hide our failures, our hopes or dissappointments, we all want to be KNOWN. But they can’t know me unless they have LISTENED first.
As I sit here in the joy of my kids knowing me and each speaking to a different aspect of my life I am made aware that this is truly how God is. He desires to ‘know” us. He desires to be a part of every aspect of our life. He already knows everything about us. Our fears, dissapointements, our hopes and dreams. The secret we may try and keep hidden. We long to be ‘known” for how we are, yet we still try and hide part of ourselves. But God already knows, He is just waiting for us to allow Him into that part of our lives, and when we do. WOW! God listens to us and if we continue that relationship pretty soon, we will know He knows us. All we have to do is look around. What do you see? What do you feel? What is happening around you? Do you see the beautiful rain clouds, do you feel the warmth of the sun on your skin, do you smell the wonder of a flower? Do you see the smile on a friends face? Do you here the laughter of a child? When we beleive God wants to know us intimately, our eyes are opened to everything around us and we see, that is had always been there and His love is so great that He is saying, “Look my daughter, look what I did for you, look what I created for you, come here and listen to the wind blowing through the breeze, look at the clouds I created, look at the changing of the leaves from summer to fall, Listen to the words of love I speak over you.”
But there is more, He also wants us to “know” Him. That is what a relationship is about. As much as we desire to be “known” God placed that in our hearts and He is the only one that can truly know us, and fulfill that part of us. He calls us to come away with Him.
Just as my children have spoken to me on my different delights, that is how God is with us. He loves us each so uniquely. Equally, yet uniquely.
God desires to be “known” by us and to “know” us. It is so simply yet, the most deep experience you can have. Just as my children have listened to me, I desire to listen to God, and I know He listens to me.
This has also encouraged me to be a better listener in all aspects of my life.
Thank you God for your gentleness and sweetness. Thank you that you “know” me and that you show me it sometimes by the simple things, like a song, a picture or a smile. The “knowing” part is truly just an aspect of your love. Thank you
As I sit here in the joy of my kids knowing me and each speaking to a different aspect of my life I am made aware that this is truly how God is. He desires to ‘know” us. He desires to be a part of every aspect of our life. He already knows everything about us. Our fears, dissapointements, our hopes and dreams. The secret we may try and keep hidden. We long to be ‘known” for how we are, yet we still try and hide part of ourselves. But God already knows, He is just waiting for us to allow Him into that part of our lives, and when we do. WOW! God listens to us and if we continue that relationship pretty soon, we will know He knows us. All we have to do is look around. What do you see? What do you feel? What is happening around you? Do you see the beautiful rain clouds, do you feel the warmth of the sun on your skin, do you smell the wonder of a flower? Do you see the smile on a friends face? Do you here the laughter of a child? When we beleive God wants to know us intimately, our eyes are opened to everything around us and we see, that is had always been there and His love is so great that He is saying, “Look my daughter, look what I did for you, look what I created for you, come here and listen to the wind blowing through the breeze, look at the clouds I created, look at the changing of the leaves from summer to fall, Listen to the words of love I speak over you.”
But there is more, He also wants us to “know” Him. That is what a relationship is about. As much as we desire to be “known” God placed that in our hearts and He is the only one that can truly know us, and fulfill that part of us. He calls us to come away with Him.
Just as my children have spoken to me on my different delights, that is how God is with us. He loves us each so uniquely. Equally, yet uniquely.
God desires to be “known” by us and to “know” us. It is so simply yet, the most deep experience you can have. Just as my children have listened to me, I desire to listen to God, and I know He listens to me.
This has also encouraged me to be a better listener in all aspects of my life.
Thank you God for your gentleness and sweetness. Thank you that you “know” me and that you show me it sometimes by the simple things, like a song, a picture or a smile. The “knowing” part is truly just an aspect of your love. Thank you
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