Knowing God

God has been teaching me so much lately. In the past few days I have been inundated with blessings, encouragement, and challenges from God. I don't know exactly why He is doing all these things in my life, but I know that He is going to look greater and I am going to be stronger as a result.
I have been reading a little from J.I. Packer's KNOWING GOD and I have been humbled and broken. I have realized that I do not know God! I know much about him. I can give you facts about who He is and what He does. I can quote Scripture. I can tell others about Him. I can even be godly and still not have much knowledge about Him! But I do not think that I truly know Him. For about 4 years now my favorite passage of Scripture has been Philippians 3.7,8, but they now have a deeper meaning. I want to know Jesus Christ in the same way that the Apostle Paul did!

This is my desire, to honor You
Lord, with all my heart I worship You
All I have within me, I give You praise
All that I adore is in You

Lord, I give you my heart
I give You my soul
I live for You alone
Every breath that I take
Every moment I'm awake
Lord, have Your way in me

11 weeks

It has been exactly 11 weeks since my last blog entry. I have done a horrible job blogging thus far. I hope for that to change! We have begun our fall tour. We will be traveling until the 19th of November. We are in Walton, IN ministering at Calvary Union Church. God has been doing amazing things in our lives. It has been incredible, God-glorifying week so far! Illinois, Michigan, back to Indiana, and Maryland are in our near future.
The latest and greatest news for me is that i now have my CDL license! I am driving our charter bus this year. It has been exciting and fun so far! last weekend was our longest trip so far (600 miles from Rochester, NY to Walton, IN). I know that driving the "beast" this year will provide me with great experience and a lot of time to spend with the team in very confined quarters!
I hope to be on here very soon with another post. God Bless you all.