"Realization"

"LORD, all my desire is before Thee; and my groaning is not hid from Thee." (Psalms 38:9) God is not too far off. Yes, it's true; even though we fail to acknowledge His presence, and even though He might remain hidden from us; He is always right there knowing our every thought, and the real desires of our heart. That is something that should make any one that is His child consider what his response should be; just knowing that God is always there waiting for us to truly surrender everything over to Him, because He knows that we truly do want peace with Him, and He knows how our inward groaning is really an inward cry for help. This is a common misconception, to think that because we have somehow moved away from God, that He is now too far from us to reach out to; He is never too far away from His children; He is never outside the sound of their voice, or the cry of their heart. I think it is amazing how much that God loves us; even though we do not deserve His love, nor His loving kindness, He is always ready, waiting with anticipation, for us to finally give in and give our all to Him. After all, He knows our every weakness, and He knows our every strength; His weakness is greater than our greatest strength, and He is just waiting for us to realize that and to throw our lives down at His feet. What is it going to take for us to realize how much He loves us? What kind of trial do we need to finally turn our hearts inside out, that we can love Him? Not just say that we love Him, but prove that we love Him, with all of our heart, mind, soul, and strength... "For our transgressions are multiplied before Thee, and our sins testify against us: for our transgressions are with us; and as for our iniquities, we know them; in transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood. And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter. Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased Him that there was no judgment. And He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore His arm brought salvation unto him; and His righteousness, it sustained him." (Isaiah 59:12-16)