Faith Well Grounded

Reading your post, a thought came to me that I have pondered often. I have never been to the Grand Canyon and a person who has can tell me all about it, over and over again, and I will try to understand the things that he describes to me. Somethings I might be able to relate to other experiences that I have had but even that will not be the same. But I will never be able to understand his passion about it. I will never be able to understand why he was so overwhelmed with it. But on that day when I am near the Grand Canyon and I begin to walk closer to it I will begin to see its width. The closer I draw near the wider it will get. At some point when its width is believed to be realized it depth will begin to be revealed. As I draw nearer and the depth becomes more known I may become afraid to approach any closer and if I allow that fear to overcome me I will never know it just how deep it truly is. As it's width is realized I will be overwhelmed for my eyes have never beheld anything so wide. As the depth becomes know my breathe will be taken away and my heart will pound harder as my fears and excitement is increased. When I have finally stood at its edge and have experienced its width and depth firsthand I will be overcome with feelings and emotions never before known or experienced in such magnitude. I will be overcome with a desire to do all I can to share this experience with others just as others had desired to do with me. But then I will taken back to those times and realized that despite all their efforts the failed so miserably to describe what I have experienced firsthand. It will become evident to me that no matter how hard I try I will never be able to convey this experience to any other person and that the only possible way they will ever know is to experience it firsthand for themselves.

I have come to realize this same thing concerning the children of God. First off those who are not children have no chance of ever getting to this point, for no man's heart has never known the treasures that God has in store for those who love him. These things are only revealed to man through the Holy Spirit and only those have arrived at the Grand Canyon of God have the ability to experience them. Many will be afraid to approach to closely. Some will approach just enough until the fear overcomes them. And only a remnant will stand at its edge and be overcome with all its splendor and glory.

Grace to you my beloved brother,