His Character

God is incomprehensible.

He is nothing but perfect.

The majority of my learning curve this summer has all come back to an acknowledgment of how great our God is. How much He loves us. How endless His sovereignty is. How matchless His goodness is, and how fully present He is at all times and in all places. I find these attributes of our Creator as mind-bottling. Honestly, have you ever sat down and tried to contemplate how much God exemplifies perfection?

Who is like Thee among the gods, O Lord?

Who is like Thee majestic in holiness awesome in

praises, working wonders?" ~Exodus 15:11

Part of the program includes everyone at the Destin project to read the book "The God You Can Know" by Dan DeHaan. This book has forced us to think about God's perfection and how He reveals these characteristics to us.

DeHaan writes, "The deepest thought a person

can ever have is his conception of God's character."

So far, I have found this pursuit to be difficult because chasing after God's character and trying to understand it is consuming. It's demanding of everything...it's a pursuit not to be taken lightly. There are no shortcuts in trying to unveil the perfection of our Creator. DeHaan introduces to the reader this idea of the comparison method.

For example, if I think God has shown love to me as I understand love, then I praise Him. If God has provided wisdom as I understand wisdom, then I praise Him. While serving dinner at a vacation bible school this week I thought of the example of service that God gives us. The time we invested was wonderful, but doesn't even touch the extent of Christ's example of service. It unfortunately isn't me praising God on His terms, but only to the extent of my own personal understanding.

These thoughts have really rocked my world because the person that I am wants my faith to be organized like my file cabinet or color-coded closet. (Yes, you can laugh.) It's against my nature to want to be a part of something that I can't control on my own. In fact, sometimes I avoid situations all together when I don't have control in them. My d-group this summer has experienced my obsession with having a 'game plan' at all times.

But it's not about me having control, rather it's about God being honored.

When we pursue God, longing to know His perfect nature, He is glorified.

On Sunday at church the guest preacher, Thomas Young, challenged us when he spoke "Every time that we encouter Christ, we leave changed. When was the last time that you had an experience that you couldn't handle? An experience that you couldn't simply journal about or explain to others? When did you last consume His glory?"

Am I asking for my faith
to simply be managable? or something that is
all-consuming?

As I make the decisions this summer to become equipped for a lifetime of chasing the cross, I am reminded that this chase is never over. The more we learn about God the more we realize the greatness of Him.

 He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. ~Hebrews 13:8.

It will take us our entire lives and eternity to grasp God's character and His perfection.