to know You...

thinking lately about what it means to know the Lord.
remembering from Greek class that when God tells us to KNOW Him.. the greek word "gonosko" is used. this is also the word that is used when referencing a man intimately knowing his wife. our Abba wants us to know Him this intimately. an intimacy that is reserved for only the relationship of mankind & Abba and husband & wife. gonosko.. an intimacy that makes two become one.

to know the Lord. truly know Him. not know about Him. not learning as much as I can about doctrine. not being able to spout off the 5 points of calvinism with scripture references. not perfection. not being a youth leader. not memorizing scripture.

but to KNOW Him. that my heart would beat in unison with His. that the things that He desires would truly be my desire. that the things that break His heart would break mine. that i would be grieved over my sin just as it grieves Him. to be burdened by the things that He is burdened by. to truly love people the way He loves them instead of judging and busying myself with "service" instead of taking time to truly know His people. that i would be in constant conversation with Him & would believe that prayer is powerful and absolutely necessary to my sanctification. that anything I do in His name would be a direct result of a heart that loves Him so much i cant help but ___________.



more of You, less of me.