What I Know For Sure
Oprah Winfrey ends each issue of her magazine with an article called "What I Know for Sure". I find it interesting that she has done this for 5 years. I don't know if I could positively say I know that many things "for sure".
I know wisdom comes with age. I think I knew more things "for sure" when I was a teenager. I knew it all then. The older I get - the more I realize how little in life is "for sure" and how little I actually know at all.
But there are just a few "for sure" things that have not wavered that I can absolutely claim to know "for sure" without coming off as arrogant and prideful.
I know for sure - that there is a God. He is love. And I will NEVER even begin to wrap my arms around who He fully is. There will always be new, surprising things that He will show me. But I know for sure that He exists, He loves me and He will never abandon me. He is trustworthy and dependable- as the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
I know for sure that relationships are important and valuable and hard. I will never stop believing in friendship - and no matter how many times I am hurt or disappointed in relationships - I will never stop believing in vulnerability and openness and walking with others through life. I know for sure that God created us to be in relationship with others and that He created that desire of my heart.
That is all I really know for sure at 33 years old. Those are the only hills I would die on. Everything else is multi-layered and I keep learning to see new sides of different issues. The only other thing I could say I know for sure is that I don't know much. And I am okay with that. I could fill my life with knowledge and learning - but I don't think I would know much more "for sure" than I do now. Because life is too complicated. God is too big. No matter how much I learn about Him...it is just a smidge of His character.
So I am glad Oprah knows so much "for sure"- maybe that brings her fulfillment. But for me -I think I will just be content not knowing much at all.
I know wisdom comes with age. I think I knew more things "for sure" when I was a teenager. I knew it all then. The older I get - the more I realize how little in life is "for sure" and how little I actually know at all.
But there are just a few "for sure" things that have not wavered that I can absolutely claim to know "for sure" without coming off as arrogant and prideful.
I know for sure - that there is a God. He is love. And I will NEVER even begin to wrap my arms around who He fully is. There will always be new, surprising things that He will show me. But I know for sure that He exists, He loves me and He will never abandon me. He is trustworthy and dependable- as the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
I know for sure that relationships are important and valuable and hard. I will never stop believing in friendship - and no matter how many times I am hurt or disappointed in relationships - I will never stop believing in vulnerability and openness and walking with others through life. I know for sure that God created us to be in relationship with others and that He created that desire of my heart.
That is all I really know for sure at 33 years old. Those are the only hills I would die on. Everything else is multi-layered and I keep learning to see new sides of different issues. The only other thing I could say I know for sure is that I don't know much. And I am okay with that. I could fill my life with knowledge and learning - but I don't think I would know much more "for sure" than I do now. Because life is too complicated. God is too big. No matter how much I learn about Him...it is just a smidge of His character.
So I am glad Oprah knows so much "for sure"- maybe that brings her fulfillment. But for me -I think I will just be content not knowing much at all.
posted by Amie at 8:05 AM
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