I need help, I prefer to think of His qualities of om-
nipotence and omnipresence. As He reveals these as-
pects of His character in my life, I am eager to praise
and thank Him both privately and publicly.
dance of His provisions. Praising God as my Healer
leads me to thanksgiving for spiritual and physical
healing. When I consider how He saved me from sin,
how He is shepherding and protecting me, and how
He comforts me in my suffering, how can I withhold
my gratitude?
the sin that so easily entangles us. We gratefully
seek His wisdom because we know our own is woe-
fully lacking. We praise Him for His omnipotence and
thank Him when He reveals His power on our behalf.
find them difficult to understand them or--more to
life. They might be names that convict me or attri-
butes that confuse me.
some Christians focus only on God's characteristics
of love and mercy. They don't want to think about
His holiness, righteousness and judgment. The result
is an anything-goes god who tolerates sin.
god they create for themselves is a fire�and�brim-
stone god who is unloving, unmerciful and uncompas-
sionate.
Him, we must include all that He is--not just one or
two characteristics that comprise who we want Him
to be.
is, including the names and attributes that make
me uncomfortable, such as: