The Unseen

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I recently sent this picture to a friend. There was a total of nine blooms all held by one stalk. I thought it was pretty impressive. I take special joy when I have anything blooming at my house because I’m not good with flowers. So, I make sure to document them with pictures. What you can’t see is how I made sure to get a good angle and carefully crop the photo so the only thing visible were the flowers.  The tall unkept back yard and pile of junk ready to be burned, isn’t in view. 

Maybe it’s just me, but I think most people do the same with lots of things in life. We only allow people to see what we want them to. If you judge others solely by what they share publicly, it would be easy to assume that everything is going well for most. That’s because they don’t share their everyday hardships. Not airing our problems is probably a good thing, as long as we don’t fall into the trap of comparing ourselves to others. It would be false to assume that everyone else has it all together. We all have struggles in different areas. Some just aren’t as visible. 

One thing we must remember, is that no matter how transparent we are or how much we hide, nothing can be hidden from God. He's omniscient and omnipresent. He knows everything, including our triumphs, our joys, our struggles, and our piles of junk. There’s no cropping any of it out from Him. 

There are many scriptures that speak of God knowing everything about us. In my opinion, the Psalmist David sums it up the best. It's hard to believe that someone who knows our very thoughts and can see all of our flaws, would love us anyway. Only a Holy and Loving God would do that!

O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways.  Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord you know it altogether. -Psalm 139:1-4

Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting! -Psalm 139:23-24



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