Several years ago, on Christmas Day, I received a gift I never expected. We had gathered as a family, opened gifts, and I thought our Christmas morning ritual was over when Daniel said, "Wait Mom. You have one more gift. Lindsay will you help me?" They were both grinning from ear to ear as they went down stairs. Anxiously I sat and awaited their return. I heard a little commotion downstairs, then each of them came upstairs carrying a rocking chair! Daniel had been saving his money for months in order to buy me 2 rocking chairs. You see, since he was a small child I had told him about my Grandmother and her rocking chair. I remembered her rocking in that little chair. I remembered the creaking sound it made as she rocked for endless hours. I would tell my children that story and always end it by saying, "I just love rocking chairs".
As I look back on that Christmas morning, I recall an overwhelming feeling of being known. I remember tears stinging my eyes as I realized that Daniel had been listening all those years. He remembered the stories of my Grandmother, but most of all, he remembered that I always told him how I loved rocking chairs. His gift proved a simple fact to me. He knew me. Ah...the feeling of being known.
Last night I received an email from my sister in law. It was a personal email written to Lindsay and I. As I read it, I remember once again that overwhelming feeling of the joy of being known. She had taken an experience Lindsay and I recently had, understood our thoughts and concerns, and echoed back to us the fact that she knew us, and how we were feeling. Ah...the feeling of being known...
Isn't that something we all long for? I am not married. But many times I see couples who are very close, whispering to one another, giving one another a knowing look, or squeezing each others hand. I always pause for a second and think "How nice it is for them to truly be known in such an intimate way".
It's no wonder we all have that longing. It's a God-made feeling for us to enjoy. The Bible says this:
"You are My witnesses, says the Lord, and My servant whom I have chosen, that you may know Me, believe Me and remain steadfast to Me, and understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after Me." Isaiah 43:10
We are created in God's image. Our Creator longs to be known by us. In fact, He has chosen us to know Him! He not only longs for us to know Him, but as we grow in our knowledge of Him we learn to believe Him. The more we believe Him, the more we remain steadfast to Him and begin to understand that He is Yahweh. "I am He". No matter what we are going through, we know we can always trust The Great I Am.
Ah...What a lovely thought. The God of the Universe, our Creator, longs to be known. The peace and joy we find when we are truly known comes straight from our Father. That's how He created us, and that's what He deeply desires...."That you may know me"..... As a single woman, when I have that longing to be known, to be understood, I can always look at Jesus Christ. He understands that feeling. After all, He shares the same desire.
Much Love,
Kim
