There has been a song stuck on repeat in my head all day long, You Know Me by Bethel.
These lyrics in particular:
You have been
And You will be
And You have seen
And You will see
You know when I rise and when I fall
When I come or go, You see it all
You hung the stars and You move the sea,
And still You know me
And nothing is hidden from Your sight
Wherever I go, You find me
And You know every detail of my life
And You are God and You don't miss a thing
When you really focus on the words of this song, it has the potential to totally wreck you. GOD is SO much bigger that our infinitesimal selves, and yet we often operate as if our circumstances are bigger than HIM.
GOD has always been and will be. There is nothing that is hidden from Him about our lives, even the secrets we keep hidden from the light are known to Him. He knows our darkest and brightest moments, he knows who we were once and who we are becoming now. He knows us more fully than anyone else will ever know us. He holds not only our highlight reel that we push out to those around us through our actions, words, and social media platforms, but also all of the background footage that we try to exclude from the vision of others.
It should rock us to our very cores to realize that it matters not because He still sees and knows all and loves us. Period. We have got to shift from living in terror or worry of our circumstances to living in the knowledge that the one who controls all things has us in HIS sight.
One of the deepest needs within us is to be known, to be accepted, to be wanted, to no longer be lonely, to be loved. So listen, that need cannot be met by the best of friends, the worst of enemies, or the greatest significant other or spouse. It can only be met by the one who formed us and knows our needs and stands ready to meet them.
GOD is with you, right beside you, moving in this very moment, saying, "I know you. I want you. I formed you. I accept you. I am with you. I love you."
So, no matter where your life is right now or where you are with God at this moment, start moving forward because you are known.
