I Want to Know You More

Have you ever felt the awful feeling where you can't feel Jesus near? It's definitely not one of those pleasureful feelings to have. Maybe you wonder why is it that you can't feel Him, even if you are a Christian, and you do believe in Him. You might feel as though you've lost connection. Or like you've lost signal and your trying to get a message across to Him but He's not receiving it? The things you use to enjoy doing to serve Him, you may find yourself losing the desire to glorify Him with it in your heart. You feel an emptiness, and probably a little fake for playing through the motions and not feeling the desire for it in your heart any longer. But you yearn to do so again.

In order to live the Christian life and serve Him, we must have the desire to do so. We must have the longing to grow nearer to our God, and the wanting of a stronger and more passionate relationship with Him each and every day.

I personally believe that feeling God comes with a LARGE portion of faith. And trust. Psalms 9:10 says this: "Those who know your name will trust in You, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you." Those who seek God, will find Him. And sometimes it's just good to go by what you know. God is omnipresent. He is everywhere. And sometimes, for people it's in certain circumstances that you are able to really feel Him. For instance, some may feel Him more frequently when they are in a quiet place alone with Him, and some may feel Him in a worship session during a youth retreat with their church. And that's super, because that means He's moving in you!! I personally am able to feel Him when I am worshiping with others, or when I am speaking to Him in a quiet place. And sometimes the feeling can come at a random time. Which feels amazing!!

The song I Want to Know You (In the Secret) by Sonicflood matches up with this perfectly when it says:

In the secret
In the quiet place
In the stillness
You are there
In the secret
In the quiet hour I wait
only for You
Cause, I want to know You more

Chorus:
I want to know You
I want to hear Your voice
I want to know You more
I want to touch You
I want to see Your face
I want to know You more

I am reaching
for the highest goal
That I might receive
the prize
Pressing onward
Pushing every hindrance aside
Out of my way
Cause, I want to know You more.

In this beautiful song, the singer is describing in passionate words how he desires to know God more and more. In every way He wants to learn more about Him. He wants to hear God, touch God, and see God. And to do so He is going to search in the quiet and still places and wait patiently for Him.

A still and quiet place is not only a scene with no sound, but it is within your heart. And when you pray for God to move inside of you, wait for him with patience :) Sometimes God's timing is not ours. Maybe He is testing you in acts of patience with Him. I know He has been doing that with me here lately.

And when sin tries to creep in and mess you up. Talk to God and ask Him to lead and guide your actions, feelings, and thoughts. One thing I learned from middle school, is to surround yourself with friends that will build you up and not bring you down. It's easier to pull someone down than to lift them up. Sin is like sand at the bottom of the ocean. You may walk through it not thinking it will eventually stick on you, but after a while when you stand still in it then it all settles on you too. And then it gets uncomfortable and you begin shifting to break loose from it. Shifting is good! :) Because then you should feel the need to cry out for Jesus. By steering clear from places where sin lives, you should find it much easier to walk the narrow path.

Wait for God patiently in the quiet and still places of your heart. Sometimes all the things going on in your life can distract you from Him. And it's more difficult for you to find him in a busy setting. Search for Him whole-hearted. He will show Himself to you on His timing. Patience is the key ;) Just wait for Him. God reigns and will stick by your side through it all. But never think for a second that Christ Jesus has forgotten you, because He has you engraved on the palms of His two hands...where He was nailed to the cross to show His love for you and I. :) Check out Isaiah 49:15-16.

Laminin

Something someone said to me a few days ago motivated me to write this blog on laminin. No names will be mentioned but I am hoping to get a point across to this person or to any other person who may be having the same thoughts he is having.
Just to make things a little less complicated, we will call him Joe. Now Joe is absolutely correct with stating that 1. God is all powerful. 2. God is all-knowing. 3. God is benevolent. However Joe believes (and this is straight from the source):

"If there is a repeated situation, if god does not act in the same way, that means that he fails one of the three criteria, which is the foundation of the existence of a philosophical god. If he were all knowing, all powerful, etc. he would act in the way that is best in each situation. If the situations were repeated, he would act the same way. If he didn't, that means that he is not all knowing. If he is not all knowing, that means that he is not all powerful (because the ability to be wrong would imply that there is a limit on his abilities), and if he is not all powerful, then he is not by definition a god. "

All I could think to do was ask God to give me words of wisdom and truth to pass on to Joe. I think I did fairly well with explaining that God has His reasons for everything. And that no situation is identical anyways. There will be even the smallest difference in there somewhere and that changes everything. God works for the best of those individuals involved. I told him that I am currently reading the Bible and have not crossed an instance where God has changed His mind about something. But if I were to cross that in scripture, I know that my God does everything for our best, and our faith and trust in Him is the key. No matter the circumstance. He holds us together, in every part of our lives. I told Joe that trying to understand Gods ways is out of the question. If you're trying to understand Gods ways, give up. :) Because we aren't suppose to understand God. That's all a matter of trust and faith in Him. It all shows how magnificent He is!

 I did fail to mention laminin to him. It didn't even cross my mind until later. LAMININ is PROOF! Laminin is, to me, the best proof pertaining to scripture that I know of. Laminin is proof that God holds us together, just like He says He will...in Colossians 1:17!

Colossians 1:17 says this:"He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together."

Now it is amazing what the function of this little molecule is...laminin is responsible for holding all of our body structures together...basically, it is the rebar (glue) of our body's...
But what is most amazing is actually what laminin looks like, or the sight of it. So I guess I should show you a picture of laminin...

 CRAZY, HUH!? It looks like a cross! God indeed kept His promise with holding us together. :) I will always and forever trust and have faith in my God. He keeps His promises. And all I can tell Joe is that God works in mysterious ways! Understanding God...ehhh, not gonna happen. Sorry. Just let faith and trust step in! God is amazing! Laminin. Laminin. Laminin. Laminin. Laminin :)