Unfathomable.

Have you ever though about all the different names for God?

Teacher
Father
Bridegroom
Friend
King


Or His characteristics?

Gentle
All-powerful
Loving
Jealous
Patient


Those are very, very few of the words that describe how multi-faceted our God is. He is the very essence of the word "everything" - all that exists. No one word can describe Him. A million words could not describe Him. He...is.

Lately, I've noticed about myself that I can only truly focus on one aspect of God at a time. When I pray, I often catch myself praying to the father figure, or the friend, the bridegroom, etc. I do this because my mind is so small, compared to God, that I simply cannot fathom all that He is.

My Earthly little mind can think in terms of being the bride of Christ: "Okay, I'll think of my relationship with God in terms of a husband/ wife relationship." It can also think in terms of being the daughter: "Even when I stray, my Father welcomes me back with open, loving arms. He is a kind and gentle father." But I cannot fathom those two things at the same time. You see, my mind is small and wired in an Earthly manner. Being someone's daughter AND wife is not a thing that happens here. That would be weird, to say the least!

As much as I try I just cannot fully grasp, at once, all that He is.


And...AHHH! I Just love that.


I love that, because it reminds me how truly small I am and how HUGE He is. The fact that I cannot fully understand Him just makes me realize that He is the God big enough and awesome enough to worship. I would not settle for a God any smaller.


I know this is a short post, and it doesn't really have much of a lesson, but I just wanted to share what has been on my mind lately. Every time I realize that I can't fully understand God, I feel thankful for His magnitude. I feel so....happy (for lack of a stronger word) that He reveals Himself to me piece by piece, never fully revealing His entire self. It would be far too much for me to handle, if He did reveal His entire self at once. He's too big. Too great. He just...IS.


The indescribable God that I worship.