When you say God's name what do you think of? Omnipotent, omniscient, Everlasting, Holy Reverent Father, etc. Teens think of God as The Father that they have always dreamed of. It is hard to put God into terms that is comprehensive, but St. Anselm gives a perfect term to express God he quotes "That than which nothing greater can be concieved." Many more people often question what is a basic definition of Theology once again St. Anselm gives the perfect definition he quotes "Fides Quaren Intellectum(Faith Seeking Undertanding)." In order to understand God's saving power we must first have faith. God is depicted sometimes as a jealous and mean God in the Old Testament because of the events that led up to Jesus. If It wasn't for Salvation History and God making us in His image and likeness we would not be able to experience His kenosis or His "self emptying". God is truly mighty. He has 7 attributes that we can't touch. He is the perfect definition of mystery. He is a mystery within itself. We think it's hard to discover ourselves as people but I think God is a little more challenging. The reason he's a mystery is because "He can be known but not with certainty" God loved us so much He sacrificed His Only Begotten Son to redeem the world, and from that we have intellect(ability to know and reason) and will(ability to make decisions). God is ever present in our lives. He makes it obvious to spot Him, but because of our naive and ignorant nature it's makes Him almost invisible. As human beings we are often walking through deserts thinking that He can't hear me or worse you can't hear Him. He quietly tests our obedience towards Him and every time you obey Him the more we can recognize and follow His voice. So now what do you think of Him? Has your opinion changed? How? When you think I Him think if this.... He is Love. He is FORGIVING. He is the REDEEMER. God is in everyone of us, we just need to take the time to encounter Him. That's the key word. ENCOUNTER. In order to have that encounter we as human beings and servants of Christ must be peaceful and WILLING to open your hearts and minds. Our hearts must be WILLING to LISTEN to the Word Of God. He is the God of the Old and New. He is the Alpha and the Omega. He is the One who sent His only Begotten Son to our aide to bring us eternal life, and He is the one who will give us our eternal glory at the end of our time. God will never abandon you nor desert you because He is always a prayer away
Exodus 3:14 I AM who I AM
Mark 12:27 He is NOT The God of the Dead but the living
"Well and good if all things change, o Lord God, provided I am rooted in YOU"
- Juan de la Cruz
John 4:8 Whoever does not have love does not know God, because God is love
Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures......