God, You are... Peace.

In this world full of stress, busyness, hate, war, anxiety, and sadness, it is often difficult to find something that gives you complete peace. I'd love to say that God is the one thing that gives me that peace, but that wouldn't be completely true. At least yet; that's what I'm working on currently. I want to be able to find peace in God alone. Just by knowing that He's there and that He's my God who loves me. I'm human, so I know that it will take me my entire life to get close to achieving my goal, but it is my goal. I don't want to be stressed or anxious. I want to be peaceful. I want to have peace through God.

God, You are... Omnipotent.

"For the Lord God, Omnipotent, reigneth."
-Handel's Messiah

Omnipotent: "having very great or unlimited authority or power"

I think that says it in itself. God is all powerful and can do anything. He can save us, love us, help us, test us, guide us, consume us, answer us, talk to us... the list goes on and on and on. I'm just going to stop this post right here, because I really don't have much to say. To try and comprehend that kind of power is mind boggling, and I don't even have the words to describe it. Just think about this one.

God, You are... Non-conforming.

"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."
-Romans 12:2

Even though this verse is part of a letter Paul wrote to the Romans and not directly portraying an attribute of God, it still is. We are commanded to be like God, so why would he tell us to be something that isn't God-like? I'll admit I had to be extra creative for this letter, because I didn't want to put something shallow such as "nice" or "needed" or something else that doesn't require much thinking. I wanted to think outside the box. So that's it. God doesn't have to comply with the norms or change Himself to be God. God is in and of Himself non-conformity at it's best.

God, You are... Mine.

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
-John 3:16

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
-Psalm 139:14

These verses show how God is a very personal God. He sent His Son to die for me, and he made me just how I am. He is MY God. And that may sound a little selfish just on the surface, but think about it. Would you rather think of God as a being that deals with everyone all the time and barely has time for you, or think of Him as a loving, caring Father that is all consumed with what you're going through and what you need? Now, of course God is there for everyone all the same but that's so hard for us to fathom that I like to just take Him as my own God. I am His, and He is mine. You can disagree and say that God is a totally removed God so far away that He can barely hear our prayers much less answer them,but, I would ask why would you want to think that? The Bible shows that God is in reality very up close and personal to us. Read all of Psalm 139. I didn't want to put the whole thing because I like this verse most and I wanted to focus on it. But just read it all. It shows that God is indeed personal. He is mine, He is yours, He is ours. But focus on the personal aspect. It will really open you up to listen to God and communicate with Him on a more personal basis.

God, You are... Love.

Ok, so first off, I haven't written in like two weeks. Between getting sick, doing make up work, doing normal work, mid terms, and worship stuff, it's been crazy. But that's no excuse because I also let my priorities get all out of whack. And that's why I'm thankful that the day I do decide to start again, the letter is "L." I know it's cliche to say that God is love, but it's also so true. It makes me think of those Facebook bumper stickers or MySpace layouts for those that are trying to make an impact with social networking. And all that is great, as long as you remember how true it is. 1 Corinthians 13 is the "Love Chapter." Love is this, love is that... but have you ever put "God" in place of "love?" It changes it completely. It shows me that when everything is great, God loves me. When everything is not so great, like now, God loves me. When I leave God and wander away, like recently, God still loves me. Just that little fact comforts me in the midst of life. Life is hard, and it only takes God's love for me to see the purpose and keep on going. God is love. Love is a noun and an action. We should have and show love, but also love people. Love God. Love yourself. We are commanded to do so by Love himself. So that being said, love is all you need!(:

God, You are... King.

To be honest I had to Google search for this letter. The first thing I thought of was "kind" and I was like, well that's not deep at all. So I decided to search the world wide web for another idea. The site I found was pretty cool. I guess they came up with "kind" first as well. But when I scrolled down, I found "King." And I was like, yes. That is it. Because while God is kind and caring and all that other girl scout stuff, He is King. King of the universe, King of all creation, King of my life... the list goes on. He has supreme authority over everyone and everything and all time. He dictates wheat happens. He know exactly what will happen. He makes things happen. He is King and in control.

God, You are... Jealous.

"He is jealous for me; loves like a hurricane. I am a tree bending beneath the weight of His wind and mercy."

Jealous isn't always how we think of it. People are jealous when someone has something they want, when they lose something to someone else, when they wish they were like someone else, but that's not what God means. When pertaining to God jealous means that He wants our worship. And you might be like, well, that's not godly... to want to worship. However, it is. Because He deserves it. See we don't deserve anything we want. But He deserves our worship. He deserves us. He is jealous for us.

Songwriting?

Ok, recently I have noticed that everybody wants to be either a social worker, photographer, or songwriter when they grow up. This can't work. Yes, there are kids that need helped, a beautiful world that needs to be captured, and thoughts that need to be put to music. But, what about everything else? There are so many more jobs that need to be taken care of! I can't speak for the other two, but I know quite a bit about songwriting. So that's the one I'm going to talk about.
1) You are one in a million.
Do you know how many people out there write songs? I'll give you a hint... A LOT! And for you to think that YOU of all people deserve a record deal is pretty arrogant. I'm not saying that you aren't good at writing, just don't think for a minute that out of all the "songwriters" in the world, you are the one that's going to make it big. That's pure crazy talk.
2) Songwriting can't just begin a career.
There is a lot of work, a lot of reputation to create, and a lot of heartbreak involved. You can't just sign a paper and be famous. It doesn't work like that. You have to play for people, make demos, prove yourself. Even if it's in the Christian industry, those people still have a job to uphold and they can't just sign every artist, genuine or not, and expect to stay serious. You'll get rejected. You'll put yourself out there and feel like you just got punched in the face. It's life, you chose that path. Pick up the pieces and, if you're serious, try again.
3) God has to be involved.
Even if you're not a Christian and reading this, it doesn't mean that there suddenly is no God that's running the universe. Just because you specifically don't believe in Him doesn't mean that He's not there carrying out His sovereign plan for your life. If God wants you, as a Christian or non-Christian, to be a professional musician, it will happen. Without a doubt.

So, there you have it. You can't write a few verses, record it on your computer, post it on MySpace (or Facebook), and expect to be famous sometime within the next few weeks. I don't plan to be famous. I write as a hobby and a way to reach people through the medium I know best. Things won't always go your way, and it takes everything you have to not be discouraged and to trust God. But, you can trust Him. He'll lead you through and if songwriting isn't His plan for you, then there is something even bigger and better in store. Just wait and see what He's got planned. God never ceases to amaze the people that trust Him.

God, You are... Immutable.

Immutable basically just means unchanging or changeless. This is so true. I don't know about you, but I would NOT want a God that changes His mind every 5 minutes, like I do. That's one thing I don't get about that people that say that God is just like us. That's just a frightening thought! A God who changes His mind? What if He decides not to love us? Or that sending Jesus was a mistake? Or that one of the 10 commandments doesn't belong? And, if He changes all that, then He could hold us accountable to live up to all those changes. That's just terrifying. And that's why I'm thankful that God doesn't change. He can't change. It is completely against His character to change. People change. People let you down. But you know you can depend on God because of His wonderful immutability and the fact that He can never stop loving you. It goes against His nature.

God, You are... Holy.

Holy, Holy, Holy
Holy is the Lord
Cry Holy
O, Holy Night
Holy God
Holy Fire

So many songs have been written about the holiness of God. Last year in my doctrine class we talked about the attributes of God. After all was said and done, we came to the conclusion that while all of God's characteristics are necessary, they all stem from His holiness. Holy is defined as: "specially recognized as or declared sacred by religious use or authority; consecrated." And God is sacred. He is our authority. It should be our goal to not just be "godly," but to have all of the traits that make up God, starting with his holiness. And that is what I want to do with my life. I don't want to be a "holy roller" that no one likes or a "Bible thumper" that everyone makes fun of; I want to live for Christ and show it with the way I live.
Romans 12:1: "Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship."