“We need to know Him … To be blunt, life is simply too demanding and
overwhelming at times to think I can manage without knowing the one who rules
the winds and waves that batter my little vessel. We ask too much of ourselves
to try and trust a stranger.” – When Life and Beliefs Collide, Carolyn Custis James
Do you trust strangers? Do you live each day entrusting strangers to the things you love most dearly? Do you live sharing your deepest self with those whom you do not know? Sounds crazy, right?
This is why I wanted to share the thought above with you. I love what Carolyn says about needing to know God. We often come to God when life is crazy, painful and we are raw and we wonder why we have trouble trusting Him … often God has been a stranger and we did not even realize it.
We have not really gotten to know God. We have not gotten to know God when life is good, the sun is shining brightly and our hope is great. It is during these times that we often forget about God and we lose sight of who He is until we need Him. We then come to Him and He seems far off and at a distance. One reason might be because He has become or might still be a stranger.
How can you get to know Him better today? It what way can you connect with Him? Wherever you are in relationship with Him, continue to get to know Him.
PS A great to begin is reading the Bible and talking with Him. Start at John 1 in the Bible.
**Sit again for as long as is available to you.**
Do you trust strangers? Do you live each day entrusting strangers to the things you love most dearly? Do you live sharing your deepest self with those whom you do not know? Sounds crazy, right?
This is why I wanted to share the thought above with you. I love what Carolyn says about needing to know God. We often come to God when life is crazy, painful and we are raw and we wonder why we have trouble trusting Him … often God has been a stranger and we did not even realize it.
We have not really gotten to know God. We have not gotten to know God when life is good, the sun is shining brightly and our hope is great. It is during these times that we often forget about God and we lose sight of who He is until we need Him. We then come to Him and He seems far off and at a distance. One reason might be because He has become or might still be a stranger.
How can you get to know Him better today? It what way can you connect with Him? Wherever you are in relationship with Him, continue to get to know Him.
PS A great to begin is reading the Bible and talking with Him. Start at John 1 in the Bible.
**Sit again for as long as is available to you.**
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