Earl Grey Tea

I have a cold.  Being sick is not my favorite thing.  One thing I have found that makes me feel better is Earl Grey Tea with a spot of local honey to sweeten it.  I decided to make me a cup this morning to help ease my congested head.

As I was heating the water, I started to laugh.  It reminded me of an incident that happened a few months ago in the grocery store.  My wife and I were walking up the isle shopping for food together.  As I reached for the box of Earl Grey Tea my wife looked at me and said “You don’t like Earl Grey Tea…put that back!”  I laughed and responded “Excuse me?”  The conversation continued as I stood amazed!  How in the world does my wife say to me whether or not I like or don’t like something?

The answer is simple.  As my spouse, she was under the impression that she knows everything about me.  We have been married for almost 15 years.  It’s true that she knows more about me than anyone else on this planet, but the simple fact is that she doesn’t know everything about me.

When I was in college (before we met) I drank Earl Grey Tea.  I liked it.  I still like it.  It was one thing that we never discussed, and she assumed I didn’t like it since she never saw me drink it.

As I thought about this whole scenario over my cup of tea this morning, another thought occurred to me; “If my wife doesn’t know everything about me, than who does?”  Immediately my mind wandered back to Psalm 44.

David writes in verse 20-21

“²⁰ If we had forgotten the name of our God
   or spread out our hands to a foreign god,
²¹ would not God have discovered it,
   since he knows the secrets of the heart?

God knows every single thing about me.  My hopes, my dreams, my likes, my dislikes, my secret sins, my disappointments, everything!  My God knows every single thing about me and loves me anyway.

Today, you can rest in the assurance that God knows everything about you; right down to your inmost thoughts.  There are no surprises or confusion when it comes to you and God.  What an awesome thought to know that God made you, sustains you, and knows everything about you.  Don’t try and hide anything from God.  When you pray, be honest and transparent.  You’re not fooling anyone but yourself.  When you realize this, you will truly begin to walk with God the way He intended it to be!