My Father Is...

A little while ago when I was addicted to Pinterest I found this really awesome picture. It was a piece of notebook paper that someone had written down a whole bunch of attributes of God and a Bible verse that proved it. I thought this was so cool and wanted something to use that for, but I never could think of what exactly to do with it. I recently rediscovered it on a Pinterest and decided to share it here, so here it is:

MY FATHER IS...

Loving

"For God so loved the world he was is one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."  John 3:16

Caring

"Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?" Matthew 6:26

Forgiving

"As far as the east is from the west, so far as He has removed of transgressions from us." Psalm 103:12

Compassionate

"Who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's." Psalm 103:4-5

Giving

"Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to son ship, the redemption of our bodies." Romans 8:23

Understanding

"You have searched me Lord, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from a far." Psalm 139:1-2

Accepting

"You have searched me Lord, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from a far.You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely. You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain." Psalm 139:1-6

Satisfying

"For he satisfies the hungry and fills the thirsty with good things." Psalm 107:9

Persistently Pursuing

"For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost." Luke 19:10

Reasonable

"'Come now, let us settle the matter,' says the Lord. 'Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as crimson snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool." Isaiah 1:18

Pardoning

"Who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases." Psalm 103:3

Healing 

"But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed." Isaiah 53:5

Redeeming

"I know the my redeemer lives, and that in the end He will stand on the earth." Job 19:25

Loving-kindness

"But you. Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness." Psalm 86:15

Renewing

"But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." Isaiah 40:31

Righteous

"This is what the Lord says: 'Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches, but let the one who boasts boast about this: that theu have the inderstanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,' declares the Lord." Jeremiah 9:23-24

Gracious

"In Him we have redemption through is blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace that He lavished on us." Psalm 103:19

I wasn't originally planning on doing this, but I think for the next few weeks I'm going to take a deeper look at each of these attributes and how they play out in my life. I encourage you to mull over these verses and characteristics and see how they appear in your daily walk with the Lord.

xoxo, 

Abby the Gator