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bambam:
I have so many questions that I go through my day wanting to come here and ask them.  Many times I forget the questions by the time I get here because I spend all my time reading!  ;D  My heart is sometimes deeply troubled at not understanding it all, and at other times I want to let myself be completely excited about what God is doing.  I think part of my problem is a lack of trust.  I feel like I am really struggling to believe.  Yet, if it's all true-wow.  what an awesome truth that God DID create all of us to make us in His image-eventually, and that He isn't going to just discard most of humanity to suffer torture for all eternity.  Actually that is the part that I have the least trouble with-if any.  That fear is what led me here-and I thank God that I am here.  But, the questions in my mind are continuously with me and many times hard to put into words to explain them.  Just a little while ago I felt like just stopping and not doing anything with all of this for awhile as it is a bit overwhelming.  But I can't-I don't want to. I want to know the truth-every last detail-and not being able to know it all right now is frustrating to me at times( I am learning patience ;)).  So, amidst all of my thoughts, a verse stuck out to me that brings it all home in some ways. 

Ephesians 3:20  Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or THINK[/b][/b][/b]  according to the power that worketh in us.

He is able to do more-exceeding abundantly more-than I could ever dream!!  But then I read up a few verses where Paul tells the Ephesians that he is praying for them. 

verses 16-19  "That He would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by the Spirit in the inner man; that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to COMPREHEND with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and to know the love of Christ which PASSETH KNOWLEDGE, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

I want to know that love-the breadth, and length, and depth, and height-the love of Christ that exceeds my limited human mind.  Are we all going to know this by the time He is donewith it all?

I finally stopped tonight and thought, "I may not understand all of the whys and whats and whos and whens of it all-but I understand the final outcome!".   I  also understand that God will give me the knowledge I need when I need it-that's the hardest part for me-not knowing it all.  But I have to rest in the fact that He is able to and going to do EXCEEDING ABUNDANTLY ABOVE all that I could ever ask or think.  I would ask him for a happily ever after ending! ;D ::).  Like say, saving ALL of humanity! 

Continually in awe of the real God that I am beginning to learn about!!!!     

skydreamers:
Beautiful post Beth!  I really relate to what you are saying, because I too want to know it all...but God is continually humbling me in this.  The searching and learning will not end in this lifetime.  It is overwhelming to realize how little you know in comparison with the vastness of the scriptures and all that they contain.  I don't think any one person can know it ALL in his lifetime. 


--- Quote --- I want to know that love-the breadth, and length, and depth, and height-the love of Christ that exceeds my limited human mind.  Are we all going to know this by the time He is donewith it all?

I finally stopped tonight and thought, "I may not understand all of the whys and whats and whos and whens of it all-but I understand the final outcome!".   I  also understand that God will give me the knowledge I need when I need it-that's the hardest part for me-not knowing it all.  But I have to rest in the fact that He is able to and going to do EXCEEDING ABUNDANTLY ABOVE all that I could ever ask or think.  I would ask him for a happily ever after ending! Grin Roll Eyes.  Like say, saving ALL of humanity!

--- End quote ---

When the cry of your heart is to know the Love, you're on the right track no matter what you "know":

1 Corinthians 8:1
we know that "all of us possess knowledge." "Knowledge" puffs up, but love builds up.

Ecclesiastes 12:11-14
11  The sayings of the wise are like the sharp sticks that shepherds use to guide sheep, and collected proverbs are as lasting as firmly driven nails. They have been given by God, the one Shepherd of us all.
12  My child, there is something else to watch out for. There is no end to the writing of books, and too much study will wear you out.
13  After all this, there is only one thing to say: Have reverence for God, and obey his commands, because this is all that we were created for.

Matthew 22:36-38
36  "Teacher," he asked, "which is the greatest commandment in the Law?"
37  Jesus answered, " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'
38  This is the greatest and the most important commandment.

Peace,
Diana

DizzyD:
                   Hey Bam I know how you feel about having all these questions and then when you get on the puter you can't remember them or you can't get them out on the screen the way they are in your head. I have the same frusrations. I had a initial knee jerk reaction when you were stating wanting to know everything now.....and that is that we live in a society that wants instant results from whatever, instant grits, instant coffee, instant potatos, instant gravy, instant whatever to me is as never as good as the item that it takes to prepare the proper and right way and so it is with our sprituality. All things come in due time and I believe that we are given the proper amount of understanding as we can handle or need. When we go to the doctor for physical ailments and he says here's some medicine take 1 a day it would be a bad thing to go home and take the entire bottle. So we just have to remember and trust that in His wisdom and due time these things will be revealed, He is the doctor we are the patient ;D

                                      Bud

YellowStone:
Hi Beth,

Your post reminds me of a song I once knew :)   "I want it all and I want it now....."

I remember being where you are, I wanted to know anything that was truth. Heck, I didn't even know what I was searching for, but I did know it when I found it.

Diane :)

Your post was beautiful and so very wise.  :)

Your reference to Ecclesiastes 12:13 about too much study is eactly how it was for me. It wasn't until I learned (shown by God) that "truth" speaks to the heart and this is where my study must originate that clouds of confusion began to recede. Up to this point, the words that I crammed into my mind were not revealing the truth, but instead further concealing it. :)

I also love the way you included the "greatest commandment" of loving God with all your heart, soul and mind.

The only thing I would add to this is the "Second greatest commandment"

Mat 22:39 And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'

On these two "simple" instructions, the entire truth rests.

Great post,

Love to all in Christ,
Darren

mari_et_pere:
Beth, there's a lot to learn isn't there? I'm still learning and hopefully I always will be learning. I never want to stop until I know it all. Is there a way to know it all?

No, because our Lord knows we can't handle the truth. Not all at once. How much of a culture shock was it to you when you first learned the truths that you've learned so far? Probably a big one huh? How much more then if you had all of it dumped on you at once? I don't think anyone would be able to process that much info, that many differences to their current beliefs. It would be overload. I'll take it as Jesus allows me to recieve it. I try to keep this in mind:

Mat 7:6  Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
Mat 7:7  Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Mat 7:8  For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

Keep seeking and asking, but don't forget where and who! Don't seek it from the dogs and swine, don't pay someone to tell you the same thing every Sunday. Ask the Lord to reveal it to you, then seek it, and you'll find it.

It'll just take awhile.  ;D ;D

Still seeking along with you,

Matt

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