I recently traveled into the mountains for work, where I met an attractive girl, I began to develop an interest. I didn’t feel like she was interested in me, and I also thought it wasn’t worth asking her out because I didn’t know if she was a believer. When I returned to our condo that night, all my coworkers insisted that this girl was flirting with me. The next day, I had more initiative to find and ask her out. However, I was still hesitant because I didn’t know if she was a believer.
Why do I share this story?
It relates to how some people view starting a relationship with God. I recently heard a story of someone who didn’t want to begin a relationship with Christ because they didn’t know enough about Him. I don’t argue their lack of knowledge, but the idea that you can’t start a relationship with God because of not knowing him is like me not asking a girl on a date because I didn’t know if she was a Christian. That’s the whole point of a date.
In Psalm 9:10, David places a highlight on those seeking God:
”And those who know your name will put their trust in you. For you, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.”
The Hebrew word for seek in this verse is “darash.” The definition of which means to resort to, seek with care, enquire, or, my favorite, to frequent (a place). David says that God doesn’t forsake those who lean into God earnestly. The word “know” in this passage is “Yadà” which means to learn to know, to perceive, and/or to know by experience. These are all actions of learning, meaning you can put your trust in Him while you are learning to know Him. When you do so, God comes into a relationship with you and will not forsake you.