What Do You Think About...

Who is the God of the Bible?  What are His characteristics?  What did He do?  How would you describe His power?  These are questions I pondered, over the past few weeks.  This realization came to me, when I was reading a book called Prayer by Tim Keller.  Keller pointed out that "the power of our prayers, then lies not primarily in our effort and striving, or in any technique, but rather in our knowledge of God."  As I thought about this phrase, it made me wonder a few more questions: how much do I really know about God and Who is this God that I serve?  So I took a moment and thought about who God was in the Bible.  This is what I came up with. God is the God of wrath : God is the one who killed everyone in the world except Noah and his family, because of their sinfulness.  God is the one who released 10 awful plagues, including killing the first born of every family, against the Egyptians for their defiance against His people.  ...

Life can be really difficult some times.  I'm not just talking about when someone passes away, or you find out you are diagnosed with cancer, or some other major event happens,  I don't mean to belittle these things, because these can most definitely make things difficult.  What I am talking about is the little things in life that can build up.  In America, we have the tendency to call these things "first world" problems.  What often starts off as a first world problem, can often become something greater.  So often we can believe the self talk that says, I am worthless.  Why am I worthless?  Well, isn't it clear (we tell ourselves)?  I am not a great sports player, or actor, or musician.  I can't get good grades.  I am ugly.  I don't have the newest and greatest technology.  I am just plain old worthless.  I'm ordinary.  I'm not as good as my sibling.  I will never amount to anything.  All of these thin...