What is awe made of?
Awe is the felt awareness that you are living before something far beyond yourself, and in relationship with the Creator it contains wonder, humility, and healthy fear.
Wonder comes from noticing wisdom, beauty, and meaning that are far beyond what you fully understand.
Humility comes from realizing that you do not see the whole story, you are not in control of reality, and there is always more for you to understand.
Healthy fear comes from realizing that the relationship is real and your choices matter.
How does awe change the questions you ask?
When you feel awe, you stop acting as though you already understand everything.
And that changes your questions.
Instead of asking:
“How do I control this?”
“How do I avoid feeling this?”
“How do I win?”
“How do I prove I’m right?”
You start asking:
“What is this showing me?”
“What am I meant to learn?”
“How can I grow closer?”
“What don’t I understand yet?”
The deeper your awe becomes, the more curious, humble, and honest your questions become.
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How does trust change the way awe feels?
Trust then changes how awe feels.
When you trust that the Creator is good, being in relationship with Someone infinitely beyond your understanding does not only feel scary.
You can approach Him.
You can ask questions.
You can admit that you do not understand.
You can stay in the relationship even when life is confusing.
That is how awe becomes the beginning of intimacy.
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How does awe turn into love and longing?
Then love can grow deeper.
Love contains joy because you notice the goodness and closeness that are already revealed, and the intimacy can also contain sadness because you care enough to want more of that goodness and closeness to be revealed.
Joy says:
“I am grateful for the goodness I can already experience.”
Sadness says:
“I want more of Your goodness revealed.”
That sadness can become longing, and longing is one of the raw ingredients of love.
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What kind of joy grows from awe?
Joy is not shallow happiness.
It is the pleasure of noticing goodness, receiving it, and experiencing it as part of your relationship with the Creator.
Without that deeper joy, it is easy to spend life searching for distraction, excitement, or temporary relief.
Awe helps you notice Who you are living before.
Trust helps you approach Him.
Love makes His goodness matter to you.
Joy lets you enjoy the goodness already revealed.
And sadness makes you long for more and motivate you to accept more responsibility.
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