So many choices! After weeks of thanking God for attributes that begin with the letter C, I’ve narrowed my focus to these three:
- Compassionate. The best way to appreciate God’s compassion is to compare it to our own. Ours is moody, emotion driven, conditional, and often stingy. (Being honest here, my friends!) God’s compassion doesn’t fluctuate—He always cares and is always generous. He’s aware of our humanity and considerate of our weakness but it doesn’t affect His compassion, if anything, it stimulates it. God’s compassion isn’t conditional and does not waver.
But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God,
slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness. Psalm 86:15
- Complete. God is not lacking. There is no aspect of His nature that is deficient or in need of improvement. He has enough patience for our ignorance, ample grace for our rebellions, abundant mercy for our sin, and sufficient love for our needy hearts. He has the supply for all our emotional, spiritual, and physical needs, generously giving us the wisdom we need, the encouragement we require, and the resources that meet our needs.
For from him and through him and for him are all things.
To him be the glory forever! Amen. Romans 11:36
- Consistent. God is reliable, steady, constant, dependable, unswerving, unfailing. Yes, I used the thesaurus—I simply could not find words adequate to express God’s consistency, probably because everything in our time, space, and experience is so inconsistent. We cannot assume our best laid plans will come to pass or our most earnest goals will be met. We cannot count on anything, except God. And, praise His name, we can fully and forever count on Him because He is consistent.
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17
You may want to think about these words as well: Caring, Comforting, Creator, Counselor, Champion, Carrier (the One who carries us).
BARBARA HIGBY 