Knowing God

Some of the people in my life have known me a long time. And some have known me well. The former does not necessarily preclude the latter.

Sometimes people who have known me a long time, assume they know me well, when that isn't really the case.

I feel trapped and frustrated by those relationships.

Or, they have known me well in the past and make no room for growth, and so they know the me from 10 years ago, but not the me now.

I feel trapped and frustrated by those relationships, too.

Knowing me a long time doesn't necessarily mean you know me well. And making the assumption that you know me well because you have known me a long time, is a barrier to actually getting to know the real me.

The thing is, I think that sometimes because I've known God for a long time I make the assumption that I know Him well. But that's not any more true with God than it is with people.

Sometimes I approach my relationship with God assuming I already know who He is and what He wants, and that places a barrier in the way of actually knowing Him well.

Maybe you do know Him well. And maybe I do too. But what if I have missed out on an amazing God, because I have shoved Him into a box I thought he belonged in?

Let's ask God to reveal any areas where our pride and assumptions are in the way of knowing Him well. Let's open our minds and hearts and make room for the real God and not just the one I think He is.

Knowing Him a long time is not good enough for me. I want to know Him well.