1 Then Job answered the Lord, and said,
2 I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.
3 Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.
4 Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
5 I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.
6 Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes. (Job 42)
I love these scriptures because they underscore the fact that coming to know God results in deeper humility—a deeper understanding of our relationship to him, a deeper understanding of his love for us. While a deeper understanding of who he is helps us to see how much we lack, it also gives us confidence to approach him and to ask him to give us what we lack.