About Knowing God
I suspect most people don't know God very well. If they were raised in a religious family, they know what they've been taught in Sunday School and church and have met up with Him in their prayers, but that's not quite like knowing Him. Knowing about Him is not the same as knowing Him.
I came to know Him in the pit of a clinical depression. I don't recommend that as an introductory course (Ugh!), but eventually I was glad it happened because I haven't been bored a day since. Honestly! And this was four decades ago. He became my very best friend then, and I wouldn't ever want to go back to what I was before. Getting to know Him is that life-changing. I love my life this way. It's a great way to go. Or, actually, just to be.
Some of you may ask,"Why should I want to know Him?" Good question. We don't have to in order to have a saving faith, but there are some pretty good reasons for wanting to. For instance,
1. He is the best friend you'll ever have.
2. He is always there for you, in tough time as well as the happiest.
3. He knows you inside and out (and even better, what is best for you).
4. Most important, He knows you through and through and loves you anyway. At all times. Even when you're crabby, or jealous, or snobbish. Without reservations. With over-the-mountaintop limits.
Know anybody else who'll do that for you? I don't, either.
Oh, my! I really got serious this time. That's bound to happen now and then. You see, I've got this God thing in my bones, and it pops up spontaneously now and then. My husband said I should have been a preacher. My kids told me I already was. So, you see, it comes with the territory. Don't give up me; my funny bone will be back soon.
In case you're feeling value-deprived, here's a takeaway for today: To know God is to know life. Chew on that for awhile, and get back to me , if you wish.
Religiously yours,
Margaret
I suspect most people don't know God very well. If they were raised in a religious family, they know what they've been taught in Sunday School and church and have met up with Him in their prayers, but that's not quite like knowing Him. Knowing about Him is not the same as knowing Him.
I came to know Him in the pit of a clinical depression. I don't recommend that as an introductory course (Ugh!), but eventually I was glad it happened because I haven't been bored a day since. Honestly! And this was four decades ago. He became my very best friend then, and I wouldn't ever want to go back to what I was before. Getting to know Him is that life-changing. I love my life this way. It's a great way to go. Or, actually, just to be.
Some of you may ask,"Why should I want to know Him?" Good question. We don't have to in order to have a saving faith, but there are some pretty good reasons for wanting to. For instance,
1. He is the best friend you'll ever have.
2. He is always there for you, in tough time as well as the happiest.
3. He knows you inside and out (and even better, what is best for you).
4. Most important, He knows you through and through and loves you anyway. At all times. Even when you're crabby, or jealous, or snobbish. Without reservations. With over-the-mountaintop limits.
Know anybody else who'll do that for you? I don't, either.
Oh, my! I really got serious this time. That's bound to happen now and then. You see, I've got this God thing in my bones, and it pops up spontaneously now and then. My husband said I should have been a preacher. My kids told me I already was. So, you see, it comes with the territory. Don't give up me; my funny bone will be back soon.
In case you're feeling value-deprived, here's a takeaway for today: To know God is to know life. Chew on that for awhile, and get back to me , if you wish.
Religiously yours,
Margaret
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