Knowing

Published: July 9, 2020, midnight

b'I know what to do.I know how to act, how to look, how to speak.I can recite His words from memory.I know how to find Bible verses in thirty seconds flat. I go to church every week, and I take sermon notes. I can show everyone that I follow Him.I know what to do.\\nI know what I should do.I know I should read the Bible every day.I can talk to Him whenever I want, and I should do it every day. I know He loves me, and I should praise Him for it.I know I should tell everyone I meet about Him.I should feel confident because I know the Good News.I know what I should do.\\nI don\\u2019t know what to do.I don\\u2019t always feel His presence.I don\\u2019t feel peaceful or strong; I feel anxious.I don\\u2019t know whether I am serving Him or only my own pride.I don\\u2019t feel full of love and hope; I feel like a decorated empty shell. I don\\u2019t feel like His child; I feel like an imposter.I don\\u2019t know what to do.\\nHe knows me.He knows my every fault and failure.He understands my joy and pain, my strongest desires, and my deepest regrets. He calls me to His side, even when I am too self-focused to hear.He claimed me as His own before I took my first breath.He tells me nothing in this or any world can stop His love for me.He knows me, and that\\u2019s all I need to know. \\u2022 Andi Potter\\u2022 Read John 3:16-21 and Ephesians 2:1-10. Jesus died for our sins and rose from the grave. Why are we secure if our faith is in Jesus alone? Why are we secure if we know Him and He knows us, even when we have done wrong things? (To learn more about what it means to know Jesus, check out our \\u201cKnow Jesus\\u201d page.)\\n\\u2022 Read Psalm 139:7-12. What does the psalmist say about how far Jesus is willing to pursue you? \\n\\u2022 Read Romans 8:38-39. In Christ, can anything separate you from God\\u2019s love for you?\\nSearch me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life. Psalm 139:23-24 (NLT)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nPsalm 139; Romans 8:35-39; Hebrews 11:1'