The thing I love the most about being in a relationship with God and walking with Him through this life is the adventure of it all. It truly is a journey, and what’s more is that it is an unforeseen journey.

I have known since I was a kid that God had big plans for my life… but that knowledge within my mind set about the creation of a hundred different scenarios of “how” God’s big plans would unfold in my life. Let’s just say that none of those scenarios played out as I begin to listen and obey God, following His lead.

I look back now at this past almost six years and just sit in awe. Step-by-step God has been training, teaching, leading, and guiding me down a very unique path. If I had to label that path I’d probably call it “The Path Of Loneliness” or “The Path of Solitude And Obscurity”… but as I sit and write this I know now that nether of those names is suitable.

This journey is about being unknown in a known world. The whole trajectory of our lives in my modern culture is one of “becoming known” or of “being remembered”. My culture is truly the “15 minutes of fame” culture of this world. In fact, all my scenarios of what my life would look like serving the Lord with all my heart were scenarios where I became “someone” or “known” in this world… A large global ministry… wife and kids… lots of people brought to Jesus… preaching to thousands from a stage… and all of these I would do “humbly”… of course.

But God has had other plans for me… His scenario for me is one of being unknown in this world… unseen… hidden away. I tried to walk the “known” paths of ministry… and I know God did use those times for His glory… but He has also gently been leading me towards something… toward being unknown.

He asked me to drive around the USA in my car alone and without any communication with people 7 times… so I did just that… although I only lasted 2 1/2 times before I couldn’t do it anymore… but it was during the later part of my circling that Jesus asked me a question that would forever change my perspective of both my ministry and my life…

Jesus asked me, “Are you willing to become unknown, so that I can be known.”

This question haunted me for weeks and months. It dug at me. I had to take a good hard look at myself, my world, my life, my culture, everything… this question offended me to the core. In the end, I answered Him that I was willing to become unknown so that He could become known. But… as with all things God does… the mystery didn’t stop there…

A couple months ago… God broke into my world once again to challenge me with yet another paradigm shift. As I sat talking to Him… He said, “Now you must become unknown even unto yourself.”

How does one “become unknown even unto themselves”?

I asked myself this question over and over again. I asked God to teach me what that means. I have patiently waited for the answer… because I want to obey Him and do whatever it is that He is asking of me. I want to be who He created me to be.

I wouldn’t say that I’ve come to an answer just yet on this. It seems that these questions from the Lord are “guiding questions”… kind of like road signs that point in a direction to travel.

I’ve had 5 names now and with each one more of my “identity” has been stripped away. It has been an interesting journey to say the least.

I’m not sure the point of this post I only know that I was led to write it today. So, I leave it with you to pray over and consider how it applies to your own journey with the Lord.

Until that day…