In the mornings when I wake up I often have pervasive, eager hope, not for anything in particular but for something I cannot see bubbling under the surface, charging the air with electricity.
This hope comes from the Holy Spirit; I could not feel it until Jesus baptized me with Him.
This hope has nothing to do with the circumstances of life; it comes as it may without reason or rhyme.
It is the hope that springs from the river of living water flowing through me; water for others but also for me, water to cleanse and carry us along, water of life so our souls may live and not die, water to swim and play in as the otters and water to swim upstream against as the salmon.
Water of hope, carry me along to my appointed destiny.
Hi! I started this blog over a year ago because I wanted to share what's most important to me--seeing God at work all around and inside me. Although I was raised going to church, I am not interested in religion, which is all about rules. What makes my heart beat and weep and shout hallelujah is knowing our Savior, the one who lives to make intercession for me (even me!) and to give me life more abundant. His name is Jesus, and He not only saved my life many decades ago, He keeps saving it and amazing me all the time. Relationship with the creator of the world is why I crave to write to let anyone willing to read know.
The title, So You Will Know, comes from many passages in the Bible. Frequently, God tells us that a big reason He does what He does is so we will know that He is the Lord. In fact, He tells us this more than 60 times in the Book of Ezekiel alone. He tells us this over and over, as a parent telling his kids something important, so we will understand and remember.
My prayer for this blog is that what God reveals to me about Him will intrigue you to find out more about Him yourself. Don't take my word for it. Look Him up. He's as close as your heartbeat, knows you better than you know yourself, including your worst, most hateful thoughts and deeds, the things you are ashamed of and would never tell anyone. He knows, and He loves you immeasurably anyway.
This is my little light, and I'm letting it shine.
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