I Have Heard Of You

My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you. Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes. 

Job 42:5-6 

Job was a spiritual man. God considered him to be. His description of Job was that he was blameless, upright, reverent, and holy. Thus Job had a relationship with God that was a good one. Having said that, no spiritual experience that we may have with God in this scene of time is above improvement. Besides that, we do not possess the knowledge or wisdom ourselves to know the best way to improve our relationship with God. We have the means of grace and may make diligent use of them, but in order for us to really gain ground spiritually, something more may be necessary. God alone knows what that is. He may bring many circumstances into our life physically, mentally, spiritually, and socially. The overall purpose is for us to advance in our experience of Him. These circumstances are rarely anything we would choose for ourselves. God knows they are the very things that will advance us spiritually from merely hearing of Him to seeing Him, which brings us to the sight of Christ, Who shows us God.  

Our Wise and Gracious God, 
we rejoice that You have brought us into a relationship with You. 
We praise You that You will advance our experience of You 
until we see Christ clearly. 

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning