Do you dare say that you know God?

Have you had dealings with God? Have you associated with Him?

Do you know His disposition? Do you know what He likes?

Do you know the things you do that offend His disposition?

Do you know the corruptions in you He dislikes?

Do you know through which people

He reveals His righteous disposition?

Do you know which people He detests?

Do you know which people He detests?

Do you know which of your problems He loathes the most?

If you do not know the answers to such questions,

it shows that you really have no understanding of God,

it shows that you really have no understanding of God.

You claim that you have seen Him,

yet you do not understand His joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness

and you do not understand His disposition.

You also understand neither His righteousness nor His mercifulness,

nor do you know what He likes or what He loathes.

This is not knowledge of God.

If you know God, understand Him,

and are able to comprehend some of His will,

then you can truly believe in Him,

truly submit to Him, truly love Him, and truly worship Him.

If you know God, understand Him,

and are able to comprehend some of His will,

then you can truly believe in Him,

truly submit to Him, truly love Him, and truly worship Him.

from Follow the Lamb and Sing New Songs