Because I know
Posted by William Wall on Monday, February 23, 2009
Hi friends, I thought I’d share what God has taught me this week through one of His precious children and through His Spirit. These past 2 ½ months have been a huge challenge for me. I have tried to see Him through it all, and many times I have. But there have been many other times where I have experienced just flesh and seen what only human eyes can see.
I have had to stop and think about this ‘know what you know’ idea. What do I really know? And is that what I think about most often? The answer to the second question was clearly a ‘no’. So during my quiet time yesterday morning, something different began that I think will be a great blessing to me. It is my prayer that it will be for you as well. That is why I share it.
There are times when it is so hard to pray, so hard to know where to start and how to begin. Yesterday, I was there. And as I tried to read the Word, I still was just far away. It was here where I felt like I really needed to investigate ‘what I know’. Oh I know a lot of things pertaining to God and the Bible, and I don’t want to make light of that. But I’m not talking about God loves me, Christ died for me, etc. I was really digging for much deeper; what do I know today that can overthrow all I feel? What do I really know right this very moment that is real and true? Of course Phillipians 4:13 came to mind and I looked it up but I couldn’t move past the first word………..finally Maria, whatsoever things are TRUE. So I made a list of 10 things that I know are true for me right this very moment. I won’t list them all, but they all pertained to what I needed most.
My life is not my own, it is His 2. There is power and victory in the name of Jesus 3.He is the only One who will never leave me or die.
I placed a list of my 10 on the center of our frig and decided that maybe my kids would like to see what mom ‘knows’. I will place a new list here every day or at least a few times a week as I take the time to purpose what I know, and then think about that instead of so many other unproductive things. God also made something else very clear: I cannot live a life of honoring and glorifying Him personally unless I really settle this issue daily. Also, how powerful can my witness to others be if I am not steadfast in my mind as to what I know with all certainty?
I will collect these as I replace them and put them into a journal book to keep as a reminder to me of all I really know. And as I do, my faith and dependence upon my Lord will grow. Doubt, fear, and pain need no longer dominate my thoughts because…………………I know.
I have had to stop and think about this ‘know what you know’ idea. What do I really know? And is that what I think about most often? The answer to the second question was clearly a ‘no’. So during my quiet time yesterday morning, something different began that I think will be a great blessing to me. It is my prayer that it will be for you as well. That is why I share it.
There are times when it is so hard to pray, so hard to know where to start and how to begin. Yesterday, I was there. And as I tried to read the Word, I still was just far away. It was here where I felt like I really needed to investigate ‘what I know’. Oh I know a lot of things pertaining to God and the Bible, and I don’t want to make light of that. But I’m not talking about God loves me, Christ died for me, etc. I was really digging for much deeper; what do I know today that can overthrow all I feel? What do I really know right this very moment that is real and true? Of course Phillipians 4:13 came to mind and I looked it up but I couldn’t move past the first word………..finally Maria, whatsoever things are TRUE. So I made a list of 10 things that I know are true for me right this very moment. I won’t list them all, but they all pertained to what I needed most.
My life is not my own, it is His 2. There is power and victory in the name of Jesus 3.He is the only One who will never leave me or die.
I placed a list of my 10 on the center of our frig and decided that maybe my kids would like to see what mom ‘knows’. I will place a new list here every day or at least a few times a week as I take the time to purpose what I know, and then think about that instead of so many other unproductive things. God also made something else very clear: I cannot live a life of honoring and glorifying Him personally unless I really settle this issue daily. Also, how powerful can my witness to others be if I am not steadfast in my mind as to what I know with all certainty?
I will collect these as I replace them and put them into a journal book to keep as a reminder to me of all I really know. And as I do, my faith and dependence upon my Lord will grow. Doubt, fear, and pain need no longer dominate my thoughts because…………………I know.
