A Truth to Believe

What does it mean that God is all-knowing?

To say that God is all-knowing means that he fully knows himself and all things. God possesses complete knowledge of all that has been, all that is, all that will be, and even all that could be. God's knowledge is infinite and simultaneous–he is and always has been fully aware of everything. He has never discovered anything, learned anything new, or grown in understanding. At every moment, he fully and perfectly knows all things. This is what theologians call omniscience. 

There is no limit to God's knowledge or understanding. He knows the smallest details and the grandest realities. He knows when a sparrow falls and every hair on every person's head. He knows how history began, how it will end, and all that takes place in between. He knows our thoughts, our desires, and every word we will speak before it reaches our lips. He knows our hearts and saw us in our mother's womb. Truly, nothing and no one is hidden from God.

 Because God's knowledge is infinite and complete, nothing ever takes him by surprise. He never learns, forgets, or needs additional information, for he already possesses perfect knowledge of all reality and every possibility. Therefore, absolutely everything he purposes, he ordains with perfect and complete knowledge of all reality and possibility. In all his ways, God acts perfectly for the highest glory of his name and the best of his people. We can rest confidently in the knowledge that God's ways are always the best.

By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him; for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything

1 John 3:19–20

Something about Living

Business casts a shadow over us all. Some seasons of life demand full schedules, but it's hard to maintain depth, clarity, intensity, focus, and productivity when one's days are bursting to overflow at a relentless pace.

God did not make us to endlessly run. He made us as people who need rest and sleep. We need to stop, reflect, and linger. We need to be and not just do.

Motion and progress are not the same. In a busy life, it's easy to mistake activity for accomplishment and movement for growth. It can be easy to be doing a lot without progressing much of anywhere.

Business should not be seen as the badge of the diligent. More often, it is the anthem of the undisciplined and unfocused. So ask yourself: Where do you need to do less, be more, and focus on what truly matters?

A Quote

“Of all ridiculous things the most ridiculous seems to me, to be busy—to be a man who is brisk about his food and his work… What, I wonder, do these busy folks get done?”

Søren Kierkegaard

A Resource

One of the things that has helped our family slow down, even within the ongoing demands of medical complexities, is reading picture books with our kids.

Here are our favorite picture books for kids ages 0-3.