The Christian Girl Chat

Isaiah 6:1–5 (NIV)

¹ In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. ² Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. ³ And they were calling to one another:

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty;
    the whole earth is full of his glory.”

⁴ At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke.

⁵ “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”

As I read Isaiah 6, verse 3 struck me in a fresh way: “…the whole earth is full of his glory.”

Why is this so significant?

Because I’ve noticed how easy it is to grow numb to that truth. Just like in other areas of life—whether it’s a new relationship, a career goal, or a passion project—there’s often an initial sense of awe and motivation. Everything feels exciting and full of purpose. But over time, we can lose that spark. The relationship becomes familiar. The goal feels distant. The sense of wonder fades.

Sadly, the same can happen with our walk with God.

We start strong—curious, captivated, and eager to experience more of Him. But then life happens. We settle. We grow used to who we think God is. We stop looking for Him in the everyday, and slowly, without realizing it, we become stagnant.

That’s why Isaiah 6:3 spoke so loudly to me. “The whole earth is full of his glory.” The glory of God is all around us, and yet how often do we fail to notice it?

I think of the children I’ve had the privilege to babysit. They are full of wonder, amazed by even the smallest things—a blade of grass, a rock, a butterfly. Everything is new to them. They take time to observe, to touch, to marvel. But as adults, we rush past those same things. We think they’re meaningless and overlook them. Maybe we shouldn’t.

When I was in college, I was on the rowing team. Every morning, I got to see the sun rise over calm, glassy water. By the end of practice, the water would dance and sparkle from the sun’s reflection. The waves could have been caused by wind, the fish squirming to find breakfast, the ducks out for their morning glide or our own oars slicing through the water. The rippling water was still beautiful—perhaps even more so—but I never stopped to consider what caused that beauty beneath the surface. I only saw the effect, not the source of the waves.

We often treat God’s glory the same way. We admire the surface—the beauty of a sunset, the kindness of a friend, the peace of worship—but we don’t always seek the depth behind it. The Hebrew word translated as glory in this passage actually means weighty or heaviness. God’s glory isn’t just something pretty—it’s substantial. It carries depth, presence, and power we can’t fully grasp.

And yet, Isaiah tells us the whole earth is full of it. Isaiah himself, a prophet of the Most High God, didn’t realize until this moment that he couldn’t comprehend the greatness and purity of the Lord. If even a prophet of the Lord, someone who had heard the audible voice of God, has fallen down in wonder of the depth and holiness of God, how much more should we?

Verse 3 reminded me that I don’t want to be someone who overlooks God’s glory—even unintentionally. I want to have the heart of a child again: curious, eager, full of awe. If God’s glory fills the earth, shouldn’t I be looking for Him everywhere?

The danger is in becoming so familiar with God that we stop seeking the depth of who He is. But when that feeling creeps in—when we sense ourselves growing distant or stagnant—that’s not a sign that we fully know God. That’s a sign to go deeper. To ask new questions. To rediscover wonder. To chase after the God who is still revealing Himself in ways we have yet to see.

Let us never grow too used to His glory that we forget to look for it.