A God of Details

“I, the Lord, alone probe the mind and test the heart…” Jeremiah 17:10

You would think this would make me nervous, afraid, or even a bit freaked out. But, there is a sweet intimacy to those words. The idea that the Lord knows me that deeply? Yea, I know that includes my faults and stains and all the ugly parts of me that I try to keep hidden in the dark. I get that. Even with all the hiding, I will admit that I’d much rather have help cleaning all that garbage out. I don’t want it stinking up my soul. 

Here is what I know and love about this passage. It means He intimately cares about every detail of my life. He cares about my fears, doubts, joys, and successes. He sees the times I am stressed. He laughs with me when my husband and I watch our kids re-live their childhood memories. He watches me pray and smiles when I try to stay focused. He even gives me little nudges when I start to fall asleep or get distracted. He knows that my heart is trying even when my brain wants to do other things. 

He is a God of the details. He probes my mind to see what I’m thinking. What are my motives? What are my plans? 

And then He works on encouraging what is good and offering me chances to change what needs adjusting. 

He tests my heart. Not in a “will she pass or fail” test, but in seeing whether my intentions are honorable or selfish. Am I too caught up in what someone else will think? Am I serving for the good of the other or for my own good? 

And again, He will encourage what is good and offer me chances to change when my heart is not truly open to others. 

What do you think about all this? How do you feel about your Lord knowing YOU so intimately? Yea, it can be vulnerable, but with the Jesus, that’s the best way to be. 

And this song… heard it this morning when I was getting started on my day. Fits this perfectly. Enjoy. 

You’re going to LOVE this! Tauren Wells “Known”

XOXO,
Barb

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