To Know Him

Several times in the last month and a half I've stopped to ask myself why I am doing this. Why am I leaving my home of the last 23 years to go live in a dorm? Why am I leaving a good church family to invest in another? Why am I leaving a good job? Why am I leaving behind the familiar for the unknown? Why am I going to YWAM? The answer is simple. I want to know Him. I know Him now, but I want to get more wrapped up in Him. I want to know and experience God on a deeper level. We have a million pursuits that we can chase in this world, I want to chase Him. He has already been pursuing and loving me when I was hostile to Him. I want to spend this season getting to know Him. A few months ago I was struggling with a feeling of weakness. I felt incredibly weak in areas that had been accustomed to feeling strong in. This made me run to God. I cried out for help and grace. Every single time God provided grace for my needs. Whether it was strength to go to work, encouraging words for ...