Know or Know?

The word know has a few different meanings. I could know of someone. or I can know someone. The first is a distant type of know, the second a much more personal type.

This past week I received a phone call from my daughter, who works at a cell phone place.
"Dad, you'll never guess who I saw today."
"Who?"
"Tom Brokaw, the one who use to anchor NBC News."
"Really?"

"Yes and when he saw my name tag, (Kristina Tramp) he said he knew an Art Tramp, who had a gas station in Crofton."

My daughter told Tom that Art Tramp was her grandfather. She went on to tell Tom that her parents (Kim and I) live in the old Speece  house.

"I know that house, I just lived down the block and I knew Wynn Speece.  Tell you family hi from me."

It's the same with God. We can know of Him or we can know Him.  I want the latter.

Mind Up

While listening to Daily Audio Bible, I began considering all the things that I'd like to change about myself. I went down the, "I shouldn't" path. I was shoulding on myself.

I slammed on the brakes and asked, (not out loud because I would have wakened the house) "Why are you doing this?"

I couldn't come up with an answer, so I switched gears and began thinking about the freedoms I've gained, the success I've achieved and the talents I've sharpened. With a locomotive of steam, I'm ready for the day as a little caboose freely traveling the track set out for me.