As I pray and meditate…
I'm often reminded that God never needs intellectualism to explain Himself (even though He inspires intellectual thought). Revelations 22:13:refects His way of thinking about himself… (find and read)
There's a vast amount of information in between His extremes, but simplicity is still there. He wants us to simply know how He loves. This path of knowing how He loves shows us who He is and it motivates us to trust the unexplainable that's in (the) between.
It is almost like explaining the concept of all mathematical equations through the numbers 0-9. It can be as simple as counting, but between those numbers is a complicated analytical equation where even the alphabets take on the form of numbers. Others ways to look at it would be to view the most obscure Classical musical piece within the boundaries of keys A to G. The complexity of the musical piece still lies between those simple 7 notes. God always explains himself in that fashion.
When I was a little boy, I used to hear that unless I come to Him as a child I could not experience everything He wanted to show me. It didn't seem hard to do then because I was a child literally and He understood what I could not.
Now, as a man, it becomes a bit of a challenge. At times, I need an explanation before I trust what's being said.
A child trust in what is said simply to them. Most children don't know how to analyze every little aspect of a thing. Therefore, they're not challenged, they just trust without having an explanation.
Some things will never be explained to us and those things that will be explained still require a small test of walking without knowing. Life becomes lighter when we realize that we are all children.
Spiritual living is seeing clearly. It's simply failure and redemption, and the dimensions of life between. Although life seems so incredibly unbearable, it is still the simple that takes us to our tomorrow.
My assurance...
I would constantly call my mom's name to get her attention not realizing (what I know now) that adults can look at you and still not listen. I know this now because I've experienced it with my girls. ...anyway
I would constantly call her needing only her eyes to respond. Whatever it was it would be just fine because I was her son. She would understand even when I did not.
As a man, I find myself calling God needing only His eyes to respond When and not IF, He responds it will be just fine because I'm His son. He understands even when I cannot.
Today, I happened to be overlooking a simple lake while needing Him to see me ...and my childlike question happened to be: If the sun sheds light on everything all the time, then why in the water do I see a single ray directed towards me where ever I stand?
That is how I saw Him …see me ……. end of thought…..
How did you see God today? Do you trust what He shows you and tells you? We'll get deep next week……
