Life Journal Day 2:

Scripture:  Job 42:5  "My ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You.  Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes." 

Observation . . . Job's story is quite amazing.  He yells at God for 7/8ths of the book, but never steps over the line with God . . . never curses God.  And God even says that Job spoke rightly of Him.  But God still reminds Job of his place.  I love Job's distinction here between knowing God and knowing about Him.  Hearing of God and seeing Him for yourself.  I wonder how many of us know about God, but haven't really seen Him with our own eyes, so to speak. 

Application:  The thing that probably gets me more excited than anything else in life, is when people see God with their own two eyes.  I want them to experience the love I have experienced because I know the transformation it will bring them over time.  But even having seen God's hand at work in my life, I still have times when my relationship with Him is more of a "heard about Him" kind of relationship.  I want more intimacy with God in my life and I want that for all my friends, family, and community.  

Prayer:  God, forgive me for the times I settle for hearing about You instead of pushing through in order to see You and know Your for myself.  I love that you allow me to get to know You personally and I don't take advantage of it nearly enough.  And please help me show others the real You and not the one they hear about from someone else!  

This is part of my 50 day series of Life Journaling on my blog to encourage people at The Watershed to take up the practice during the 40 days leading up to Pentecost