It is humbling to realize how
limited my understanding really is at any given moment in time. The more I come
to know the more I realize how much I have to yet to know. I have realized, "I
know what I know, I know what I don't know, but I don't know what I do not
know." Okay, now that is a mouthful, so let me break it down.I know what I know:
I know that there is only one God
I know that the sun rises and sets each day.
I know that because of gravity, I always come
down no matter how high I jump.
I know what I don't know:
I don't know how to love the way Father does (It
blows my mind), but He is teaching me!
I don't know how many stars there are.
I don't know how to golf and score in the 70's
(unless it is 9 holes).
I don't know what I do not know,
what has yet to be revealed:
There are things that have yet to
be revealed to me or I have yet to see, and some will remain a mystery in this
life. I am really okay with this, and God does remind us, "For my thoughts are
not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," There are mysteries and many
things that do not yet exist in my conscience mind. To be aware of this matters
as it allows you to broaden your worldview as well as not become stuck and
limited in what we know at this time. We will be more careful in how we
perceive God, ourselves, and the world around us.
Revealed Through the Grace of God
I look back on the last few years
and how I have let go of some paradigms that I had embraced most my life. Some
of them I have realized as not true, and some of them have just become not
important to the priorities of the agape life in Christ. Some of those beliefs
that I held onto tightly because they were backed by history, dogma, or
traditions, are no longer true for me. The possibilities of God and His mercy
have become so much bigger in my life and in my thoughts. I did not know what I
did not know, until it became revelation through the grace of God.
I also know that as I walk with
God in life going forward, He will unfold the mysteries, knowledge and wisdom
that I need to know along the way. He will renew my mind, shift what I think I
know, and my mind will continue to be formed into His mind.
By the grace of God we have the
absolute truth of many things because they have been revealed to us. We also
may be carrying with us beliefs that may not at all be true or important. How
many people out there are convinced there is no God because they embraced it as
their truth? The Scriptures of God are filled with absolute truth, and yet
unless the Holy Spirit makes it revelation, it can become twisted and
interpreted away from the truth and priorities of God.
In the movie the Matrix, Neo had
a choice to take a red pill or a blue pill. Choosing the red pill signifies
that you have chosen to be exposed to unfolding truths of the universe
regardless of the pain and suffering that comes in the pursuit of it. The blue
pill represents life and truth as it is currently perceived, and living
comfortably deceived. You do not face many challenges by taking the blue pill,
but in the end, you live partial existence, to truth, with little ability to
affect change. The enemies of God always wants us to take the blue pill, which
numbs our senses and keeps us bound from hearing or living abundantly in the
truths of the Divine. So as Kingdom dwellers, we must choose the red pill of
God's unfolding mysteries.
In All Things, Love
When we understand the process of
constant learning and growth in the journey, then we can never really judge
others who have less revelation, because we are limited ourselves and because
we can learn from them, and we are all growing in wisdom and stature before God
and each other. We can accept and learn from those that think, worship,
interpret, or live differently then we do. The absolutes become our unity, our
harmony. If Christ is an absolute truth, (and He is), then guess what? In John:
17, Christ prayed to the Father that we would be one in Him. St. Augustine
wrote that we might, "In essentials UNITY, in non-essentials, LIBERTY, but in
all things, LOVE."
When we seek to understand rather
than demand to be understood, the quality of our relationships go up and
transformational unity will build authentic community. We must seek humility in
the revelation and grace we have today. We must understand that sometimes we do
not know, what we do not know, until it becomes absolutely known.
Robert Ricciardelli
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