Saber or Conocer?

     There are so many things that I love about the Spanish language. One of the things that I love the most is the two verbs: saber and conocer. They both mean "to know" but in different meanings. Saber means to know something, like facts or things. But conocer means to know someone, like really know someone to know who they are and what they stand for.
     Lately I have stopped and thought a lot about who God is. Do I really know Him? Yes of course I know (saber) Him but do I know (conocer) Him? You see that is what it's really about. We can know all kinds of facts and ideas and know things about someone or something but that doesn't really mean that you know them.
     We cannot truly know someone if we don't know spend time and get to know who they are. A person's true colors come out in times of instability, chaos and confusion. There are many people that have made themselves become experts on hiding. Hiding not only from the chaos of the world but from the people in it as well. I sometimes feel like that kind of person. I have no problem with people knowing me in a saber sense but when it comes to conocer there are may more factors and things that come along with that. Why are people like this? Fear.
     Fear can make people do some crazy things. Someone who may seem like they "have it altogether" may really be full of fear and what I call fraidy cat syndrome. This syndrome deals with people who run away from everything that even remotely seems scary to them. It may mean that they bungee jump of cliffs and skydive on a regular basis but they still are scared of the smaller things, the things that seem trivial to most people; things like relationships and past experiences.
     So if you are one of those fraidy cats and need someone to tell you to get off you tush and do something let me be the one to tell you to get up and go be you because no one else can be you for you. God loves you, He loves you so much that He sent His Son to die for you and he wants to be in a conocer relationship. Get to know Him today and let Him guide you, don't let fear hold you back!
     Have a wonderful Saturday!! -EmilyAnn :)