I wish I could communicate how beautiful God is. But if I consider a beautiful piece of art, I would never attempt to describe it. I would just show you the art itself. So how can I show who God is? Maybe the same way that he shows us who he is: through stories. This …
Adonai, Lord, Master
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. - Deuteronomy 6:4 I believed in God, went to church and read my Bible. And... that was about it. There was really nothing else that marked a difference between me, a Christian with the Holy Spirit of the living God inside, and a non-believer. …
5 thoughts for if you feel discontent
My thoughts fired around something like this: If only my kids would listen. If only my husband did everything I wanted him to do, when I wanted him to do it, without me having to ask. If only my baby slept. If only I slept… If only… if only…then. Then I would be content. The …
El Shaddai, Lord Almighty, All Sufficient
My husband and I lived in Chicago for several years. I had an awesome wardrobe, beautiful shoes and purses, a great social life, and married to the greatest guy I ever met. I had everything I ever wanted. But something was still missing. I was so unhappy and routinely felt empty. I remember thinking all …
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Part 2, The Gospel of El Roi
Generations after God saw Hagar and showed up in her life, he saw a whole nation of people and showed up in theirs. At Mount Horeb, God appeared to Moses in the form of a burning bush: The Lord said, “I have seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying …
El Roi, The God Who Sees
He will not let your foot slip - he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. Psalm 121:3-4 His name is El Roi, and he is the God who sees. If I was to pick one name of God that has most shaped my faith, …
God Most High, El Elyon
I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say: My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please. - Isaiah 46:9-10 Years ago, I used to …
Worship in the Wilderness
I think part of the reason that I struggled to care about being created for God’s glory was because God didn’t seem near. I hadn’t been hearing his voice. I felt spiritually dry. I was reading through the Psalms, a bit aimlessly, when I read, “O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you …
Creator Elohim
“Everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made,” Isaiah 43:7. God is Elohim, Creator. He made man in his image and for his glory. As I studied God’s name Elohim this last week, all I could think was, why do I care about God’s glory …
Why should we know God?
Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. - Psalm 20:7 Driving one day, and my daughter made a comment about Jesus being in Heaven. I jumped on her statement right away: “Yes!” I affirmed. “And where else is he?” “In our hearts.”“You bet, girly. …
Soaking in the Son 