Empty, void of something, anything. Empty comes with the connotation that there should be an opposite of empty – full, complete. Empty is a longing and a desire for something in the nothing. Empty is incomplete.
I really dislike ‘incomplete’ when it comes to knowledge. I like to know things. I’m a big picture person, needing to see the overview before I can figure out the details. That’s the problem though ‘I’. I don’t like empty and lack of knowledge because then I can’t control the details, work them out or prepare for them. Empty means I need to trust the Lord.
I recently told a friend, “If this happens I got it. Or if the opposite of that happens I got it. But this in-between, the not knowing – it’s killing me! I can’t do the emptiness of the unknown. With quite wisdom she replied, “maybe that’s the point Katie, YOU can’t do it.” But He can.
In my illusion of control I think I can do it when I see the big picture, I don’t need Him. Praise God for the empty! And for a holy God who will not share His glory with another.
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March 10, 2012 at 4:49 am
Knowing is living. And you have expressed this so beautifully.
Regards,
Ruby
March 16, 2012 at 1:22 pm
knowing IS living. Love that. thank you
March 10, 2012 at 5:15 am
Great writing – great post – and so true… HE CAN.
Needed that reminder fresh tonight.
March 10, 2012 at 6:09 pm
The unknown is the hardest thing for me too: If I could just KNOW what the end result would be, it would be so much easier for me to deal with what’s at hand.
Great post Katie!
March 15, 2012 at 4:16 pm
It used to be hard on me to wait for God to do something, but it is getting easier. I just say, “I know God is working.” And I believe it.
March 16, 2012 at 1:23 pm
I’m so glad it gets easier – that must be what “growing in faith” means!
April 14, 2012 at 11:50 am
cool!