One definition of the word awe is “wonder that is inspired by the sacred”. Psalm 65:8 addresses awe in this way; “They who dwell in the ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs; You make the dawn and the sunset shout for joy.”
Because of the never ending routineness of our daily lives, in combination with our inherent brokenness, isn’t it pretty darn easy to have a diminished, sporadic, or dulled sense of awe (or lose it altogether) for all that God is and what He represents in our lives? Sure, we may witness a beautiful scene, or a particularly special act of kindness, or anything—and our sense of awe goes off the charts. But I’m of the opinion that most of us do have a diminished sense of awe about God.
When you first came to Christ, weren’t you excited? It was something special, and you most likely felt a strong sense of awe about all things God—for a while. Be honest, did that feeling last? Is it the same now as it was then? To help understand those questions, let’s move briefly to an earthly parallel for comparison; do you still feel the same sense of awe about your spouse that you did in the months before and perhaps a couple of years after your marriage? How is that awe fire now after perhaps quite a few years of marriage?
In either of the cases above, our sense of awe 1) doesn’t have to diminish (it does because we choose to allow it to), and 2) it can be recaptured if it does (if we choose to recapture it). It’s all a matter of choice. Our choice, and ours only. What is the result of making that choice for awe in our lives? Simply, more joy.
Have you lost your sense of awe? Perhaps if you checked in the lost and found box you might find it. If you do, why not choose to allow it back into your life?
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