Know your God

This weekend I was blessed to attend an amazing conference with Kay Arthur as the main speaker.  She spoke truth to us, to me.  She does not hold back.  She is willing to say the hard things, with love.  And they were things I needed to hear.  Probably the biggest point that I came away with was the importance of studying the Bible.  Several times Kay mentioned the verse Daniel 11:32, "the people who know their God will display strength and take action."  How can we know our God unless we are earnestly seeking Him?  When we study the living word for ourselves and we know, deeply know our God then we will be able to discern what is true, what is right and what is wrong.  In that knowledge of Him we will be able to stand firm and even take action.  But we have to put in the time and effort to dig deep.  The God of the universe has provided us with a book written by Him, about Him.  Why am I not driven to pour over my Bible night and day?  How can I become Christ-like if I don't know what Christ is like?  Oh Lord, change my heart today so that I am compelled to pursue you, so that I might love you with my whole heart without reservation.