Truly Known

Do we ever truly understand one another? I mean completely and truly understand one another? Sure, we know people. We know some people better than others. Some people we're closer to.

We have different pasts, different hopes, different dreams, different experiences, different families, different friends. Even if people share things in common we still respond and react to things differently. No one truly knows your mind inside and out.

But God does.

Psalm 139:1-4, "Lord, you have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I stand up; you understand my thoughts from far away. You observe my travels and my rest; you are aware of all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue, you know all about it, Lord."

God knows you better than you know yourself. Isn't it comforting to know that someone understands you? We all feel desperate to be understood... God knows what you're going through. He knows what your favorite song is, He knows why you always wear your hair a certain way or always change it, He knows your all time favorite kind of ice cream, He knows what you do when no one else is around, He knows what you do when struggling, He knows what song you like to dance to, He knows what your go to Bible verse is.

This is a poem I wrote a few months ago...

People can't read my mind.
They don't see my every side.
But God, You know my every thought.
My every sin is before You, caught.
You know each sinful desire I've had.
It breaks Your heart, makes You sad.
I ran from You, ran as fast as I was able.
But now the game is up, the cards are on the table.
You see my sin, my transgressions.
You see the things I've worshiped, worldly possessions.
You see the shame I can't hide.
You known about every time I've lied.
Yet You died for me.
You died to set me free.
Your grace is all I see.
How can this amazing love be?
You covered my sin with Your blood,
because of Your love.
Thank You is all I can say,
for loving me every day.


Before I close out this post I do want to make something clear. I'm not saying that you shouldn't have close relationships with people, I'm not saying you can't understand people at times, I'm not saying you can't know them. What I am saying is that with God you are truly known. He knows everything about you and loves you so very much.

Psalm 139:13-16, "For it was you who created my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I will praise you because I have been remarkably and wondrously made. Your works are wondrous, and I know this very well. My bones were not hidden from you when I was made in secret, when I was formed in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw me when I was formless; all my days were written in your book and planned before a single one of them began."


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Let's talk...

What's your favorite verse from Psalm 139? What're your thoughts on the subject?


Hebrews 4:14-16, "Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens—Jesus the Son of God—let us hold fast to our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way as we are, yet without sin. Therefore, let us approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in time of need."