It's Better That You Don't Know What You Do Not Know

Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you; how much less this house that I have built! (1 Kings 8:27 ESV)

But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand.” (1 Chronicles 29:14 NIV)

Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name goes all the glory…(Psalm 115:1 NLT)

There is much I do not know and even more that I don’t know that I do not know. Ignorance is bliss. Isn’t that what they say? And do you know the definition of bliss? That famous phrase means to not know what you do not know is paradise, heaven, pleasure, harmony, enjoyment, happiness, pleasure, or delight. This is true; partially, and for me, the more I know or the more I know is out there--the more I am aware of ---- the more stressful life seems to get.

And for some unknown reason I am always trying to learn more, read more, and hear more messages from trendy and hyped up speakers or pastors at mega-gargantuan churches. I do not know why I tend to accumulate more and more knowledge, even when I have not truly learned or applied what I heard or read just last week. What I have learned last week has yet to set and is still only wet cement; a vapor or a mist that is gone by mid-day. Know that I do realize that there are oceans and oceans of knowledge. There is much I do not know and I am humbled to have anything to say at all.

I’m probably not wise or trendy enough to write a book that will make the world bow down at my feet or cause the business executives of the publishing industry to flood my Inbox with pleas and requests for rights to publish my thoughts. (And I’m not sure I really care). I haven’t lived long enough or made enough mistakes; …but I am down to only having one or two sins left that I haven’t conquered. (If you actually believe that…well, I hope you don’t). I have plenty…

Furthermore, I’m not sure I have anything new to say that hasn’t been said better by others. However, it soothes my soul and gives me life to be able to write down what I am thinking and what is going through my mind and heart. Writing enables me to catch up with my life; to slow down and rest in the present moment. For me life tends to move way too fast and offer more noise than I actually need. Writing gives me a chance to get my bearings and to think deeper into life. It allows me to sit more at the feet of Jesus with nothing much to do, but listen.

So, if you are one who has been reading what I write; I am humbled that you would care or take the time to do so. Also, so many of you have written me and shared how you have been encouraged in your walks with Jesus and others how I have totally pissed you off. Whichever, thanks for taking the time to let me know.