Being Known And Still Loved
The fear underneath the hiding.
On intimacy with God and people.
The big idea
Most of us want to be loved and are terrified of being known. God offers both at once.
Opening scripture
“Search me, God, and know my heart. Test me and know what I am thinking.”
What does “Being Known And Still Loved” walk through?
Search Me
Psalms 139:23 · KJV
Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
In plain English
Search me, God, and know my heart. Test me and know what I am thinking.
An Invitation, Not A Surrender
David asks to be examined. That is only possible if you suspect what will be found will not end the relationship.
Already Known
Psalms 139:1 · KJV
O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.
In plain English
Lord, you have searched me and you know me.
“God is not waiting to find something out about you. He is waiting for you to stop hiding it.”
Confess And Be Cleansed
1 John 1:9 · KJV
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
In plain English
If we admit our sins, he is faithful and just — he will forgive them and wash us clean.
Hiding Is Exhausting
Concealment takes constant maintenance. Confession is a single, awful, freeing sentence — and it is the shorter road.
Pray
Father, you already know. Help me stop pretending you do not. Amen.
Write it down
What are you hiding that God already sees?
Fully known
Known completely. Loved anyway.
Which passages does this journey use?
3 passages, drawn from Psalms 139:23, Psalms 139:1, 1 John 1:9. Every verse appears here in the King James text with a plain-English line beside it, so you can read it without a commentary open. Allow about 6 minutes for the whole thing, or 7 short sittings.
- Psalms 139:23
- Psalms 139:1
- 1 John 1:9
Read any of these in full on the complete KJV, or look the wording up independently at Blue Letter Bible.
More in Who You Are
All Who You Are →Before You Achieved Anything
Love that arrived first.
The Mirror And The Word
Two things telling you who you are.
Your Name Is Not Your Follower Count
Being known by God, not measured by numbers.
When You Don't Fit In
Belonging that does not require blending.
Growing Up Isn't Leaving God
Faith that grows with you.
What You'd Say To Younger You
Grace, looking backwards.