It has been a while since I've posted a new blog so I thought it would be good to begin fresh for the new year and ask for your help with something.
Over the past couple of months I have been wondering who God is to me. As the new year approached the rush to find out who I am in order to move forward in my life led me to the conclusion that everything I am and will be comes from God. Having come to that conclusion I found myself asking the question, "who is God to me then?" If every paert of my being comes from God then who is God to me? Is he the Father who protects, directs, loves and disciplines his children? Is he the Alpha and Omega who see's the first and the last and everything in between? Is He the Shepherd who leads us to the fresh water and green pastures who helps us even when we don't know we need his help? Is He the Almighty, powerful God who is our gaurd and King, the One who sits on His throne overlooking His kingdom ruling with justice and power? If everything I do and say comes from my relationship with God then I would have to determine who He is to me? Right?
Then I began to think of the different times of my life and the "type" of relationship I had with God at that time. When I was a teen I needed him to be my Father. When I was in my 20's I needed him to be the Almighty and powerful God who ruled justly and swiftly. Now, in my 30's He is the Good Shepherd, Comforter and Healer. The one who wants to be with me no matter what I've done or where I have been.
So, as I struggle with who God is to me I see it as where I am in my faith and my life. The events of life and of faith help to determine who God is to me...I'm just sayin that God is and has been ALL of the above for me. He is the author and perfercter of my faith. He is the Good Shepherd who leads me into right paths for his namesake. He is the healer of broken souls and wounded hearts. He is the Almighty, Omnipotent King who fights for me and wants to be with me no matter where I am or where I go or what I've done. He wants to be in a relationship with me. And, relationships are complicated and require constant communication and effort for them to be successful.
Well, I am going to continue to work through who God is for me...but I want to know...who is God to you? Spend some time in God's word, in prayer and in reflection and let me know.
I promise it won't be as long between posts.
I'm just sayin...
