On Being Supreme
Do you see your God as a…
provider
teacher
trainer
ruler
creator
strategist
foreseer
rascal
drain on your resources
protector
warrior
villain
healer
empowerer
parent figure
taker
misleader
fair judge
unfair critic
sorcerer
temperamental sprite
completely holy and perfect one
Does your God have your best interests in mind?
Do you need to impress your God?
Do you need to prove your loyalty or dedication?
Do you need to prove your worth to your God?
Are you exhausted by trying?
Do you see yourself as training toward a goal?
Do you have the resources to accomplish what you need in life?
Do you have more than enough?
Ideally, what would be God's ideal situation for you?
What might be God's ideal jobs for you?
Has your energy level or health ever influenced how you feel about what you believe?
Describe how it might on a daily basis (good or bad).
Describe how it could on a larger scale.
If you were in charge of inventing a supreme being, what would you include?
How would the being relate to humans?
What does the Bible say about God?
The Lord is faithful to all his promises and loving toward all he has made.
Psalm 145:13 NIV
"...Be strong, stand firm, have no fear, do not be afraid of them, for Yahweh your God is going with you; He will not fail you or desert you."
Deuteronomy 31:6 JB (Moses to Israelites. See also Deut. 32.)
"I have swept away your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like mist; return to me, for I have redeemed you."
Isaiah 44:22 RSV
But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure and full of quiet gentleness.
James 3:17 TLB
I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit.
John 15:5 NIV
"I thought to myself, 'I would love to treat you as my own children!' I wanted nothing more than to give you this beautiful land -- the finest inheritance in the world. I looked forward to your calling me 'Father,' and I thought you would never turn away from me again."
Jeremiah 3:19 NLT
God, I have a lot of ideas in my head of who you're supposed to be. Some of those are from doctrine, some from people of similar faith, some from books and from experiences. Wipe the blackboard clean and help me see who you really are.
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