To Know Him / Mrs Ann Berry

Mrs Ann Berry

Involved in:

Children's Church, Nursery, Choir,

Special Music, & Master Clubs

Lighthouse Baptist Church

Lehighton, PA

To Know Him

This year in my Bible reading I have been challenged not only to read the Bible to get something for myself, but to also learn something about my God. Often times Christians, like myself, get in a rut and just read the Bible to get “something” for the day. Yet, we do not stop and learn something about the One who wrote it for us. It is easy for those who grew up in Sunday school, attended Christian camps, and Bible College to have a “head knowledge” of God and not a “heart knowledge”. In the past, there have been many times, when God has not been as “real” to me as He had been before. Mainly, because of my busy life and full schedule, He had become a part of the motions. I was not getting to actually “know” Him more and more everyday. Sure my Bible reading was done for the day, but only to study for a Bible lesson. Of course, I spent time in prayer while going down my list of prayer requests, while in the back of my mind I had thoughts of tasks I needed to accomplish. 

It was in the fall season of last year when God allowed me to slow down and focus on Him. My husband and I found out we were expecting our first child. For nine weeks, I carried our baby, until we lost it. I was most devastated, but was reminded to reflect on God and focus on His goodness in every situation. I read the Bible searching for God, wanting His comfort and found it. Since then, He has blessed us with another miracle. We are expecting our baby girl on Sept 10th of this year. 

Something utterly amazing about God is that He wants a personal, real, close relationship with me! When He saved me it did not end there. Here are a few things that I have learned and found to be personally true about my God in the past year. 

He is gracious. He gives more than I deserve. Its makes me count my blessings and continue to remind me to be thankful. 

He is faithful. No matter what trials have come, His faithfulness is comforting. He is always there, even in the darkest of times. Though the storms come, He sees the rainbow. 

He is love. He gave the greatest example of love, by dying for me. It challenges me to share and show His love to my fellow Christians and unsaved people I come in contact with everyday. 

He provides. He knows me and takes care of me. Although, I may not have every material thing I want, He constantly provides for my needs and gives extra. 

“Be still and know that I am God.” It is easier said than done. It is definitely something I am working on everyday. 

-Ann Berry