Y is for Yahweh

Written by Janae Bower | Edited by Rory Hart
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    Yahweh is another name for God. According to the article The Names of God a study by J. Hampton Keathley, III “Yahweh (YHWH): Comes from a verb which means “to exist, be.” This, plus its usage, shows that this name stresses God as the independent and self-existent God of revelation and redemption (Gen. 4:3; Ex. 6:3 (cf. 3:14); 3:12).

    Here is a sampling of some attributes, quotes and reflections on God.

    Attributes

    • Almighty
    • Benevolent
    • Counselor
    • everlasting life
    • Glorious
    • Hope
    • Holy
    • Love
    • Light
    • Just
    • Majesty
    • Rock
    • Shield
    • Strength

    Quotes

    I want to know God’s thoughts…the rest are details. – Albert Einstein

    Faith can move mountains, but don’t be surprised if God hands you a shovel. ~ Unknown Author

    Your job is to clarify what your passions are. God’s job is to organize how they will be realized.” – from The Passion Test

    God is in the details. – Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

    God has created us to love and to be loved, and this is the beginning of prayer, to know that He loves me and that I have been created for greater things. – Mother Theresa

    Reflections

    Yogananda said that the only thing we can possibly give God is our love. Imagine our actually having something to give that God cares about! “The only thing lacking to Him is our love. That is what God wants from us: our love; our trust in Him; our joy in His infinite joy.” (from Essence of Self Realization)

    Mother Theresa delivered a similar message. She relayed that Jesus appeared to her and helped her understand that when he said “I thirst,” He was telling us that God wants us to love Him in the same way He loves us. God yearns for our love!

    St. Augustine said “Deus sitit sitiri.” That is “God thirsts to be thirsted for.”

    God is standing by waiting for us to love Her. Through this, we can enter into Divine Bliss. – Excerpt from the December 2011 The Expanding Light, Ananda’s Spiritual Retreat for Meditation Yoga and Health

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    Janae Bower is an inspirational speaker, award-winning author and training consultant. She founded Finding IT, a company that specializes in personal and professional development getting to the heart of what matters most. She started Project GratOtude, a movement to increase gratitude in people’s lives.

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