I have have met many people who know a lot about God. Perhaps it is knowledge from life lessons, instances that shaped a person. Sometimes it is distress and other times simply noticing the little "silver linings". Maybe the knowledge is from study, lessons learned by the time-consuming research of others, their thoughts, philosophies, perceptions, and opinions. Maybe the knowledge is from intuition, a sense of reality that appears to be interwoven into our very reality.
All of this "God information" is great ... but I am finding it isn't enough. It appears that many people, both Christians and non Christians alike, have some "idea" of God, and that "idea" comes from the aforementioned sources.
But when does God begin to exceed our "ideas"?
Isn't that what He is all about? Being above and beyond anything we could ever imagine, know, learn, perceive, or sense?
What I am finding is that the God experiences are what preserve us. Not our knowledge of him. It is those moments where we realize we don't know but don't seem to worry. It is the times when we are all alone but aren't lonely. It is the instances that grab us by the neck choking the life out of us, but we aren't afraid.
Might that really be where God is? Not in the data we process but in the unexplainable lack of data that often results in a perfectly balanced equation.
I believe an experiences with God shakes the very foundations of life and results in a change in perception and life (Romans 12:2). It is this transformation that keeps us in tune with our creator. It is this experience that gives us hope in naivety. It is this unforgettable change that leads us to an eternity of peace.
2 comments:
sort of the difference between what we "know" in our heads
and what we "know" in our hearts.
sometimes we head-know something for a long time before we get to heart-know it.
Absolutely, we cannot know God until we experience Him. That was the story of Job. I thought I knew God. I read all about him, I experienced many outpourings of the Holy Spirit, but until I came face to face with Him, I can honestly say I didn't know Him. It was through the refining that I came to Know Him. To know Him is to keep his commandments and how do we do that, if we love him. Which is the greatest commandment Jesus gave us. You have to love the Lord your God with all your mind, heart, soul and strength. When you love someone, you will never hurt them, forsake them, or lie to them, and the list goes on and on. You have a relationship with them that cannot be easily broken. If we seek His "face" and not His "hand" we will be able to truly know Him. It is only through our unselfishness that the Holy Spirit reveals Himself to us and the same with the Lord. Blessings to you my brother, may the Lord be with you.
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