Alphabetical Attributes

• A - Author of all history. Author of my story.  Alpha and Omega. The Ancient of Days. Artistic. Abundant. Awesome. An Anchor for my soul. Atoning sacrifice. Advocate. All authority belongs to You.
• B - Brilliant. Beautiful. Benevolent. Bold. Boundless. Binder of the brokenhearted.
• C - Creative. Caring and compassionate. Close to me. The God of all Comfort. My Creator and Counselor.
• D - Delights in every detail of my life. Desires a relationship with me. Dependable. Decisive. My defender. My desire and delight.
• E - Everlasting. Engaged and involved. My ever-present help in times of trouble. The source of eternal life.
• F - Faithful and true. My Father and Friend. Fierce. Fights for my freedom. Forgives my sins.
• G - Great and glorious. Generous. Always good. Gentle and full of grace.
• H - Holy. Honorable and honest. Helpful. Heroic. The God of all Hope.
• I - Infinite. Incomparable. My inheritance.
• J - Joyful. A God of Justice. The Judge of all the earth.
• K - Kind. The King of kings. The King of my heart. Keeper of promises.
• L - Loyal. Loving. Lord or lords. Light of the world. Living and active. My leader and my Lord. My life and my light.
• M - Merciful. Magnificent. Mysterious. Majestic. Mighty. Master of the Universe.
• N - Name above all names. Noble. Never leaves or forsakes me. "Not an indifferent bystander."
• O - Omnipotent. Observant. One and only God.
• P - Peaceful. Powerful. My Protector. Present. Personal. The Prince of Peace. Pure. My Portion forever. Perfect. Patient. My Provider.
• Q - Quiet - the still, small voice that guides my heart and quells my fears.
• R - Relational. My Rock, my Refuge, and my Redeemer.  My eternal Reward. Righteous and resolute. You rescue, rebuild, renew, and restore!
• S - Sovereign. Strong. Savior. You sustain me. My Sword and my Shield. Slow to anger. My Song and my Salvation. The Strength of my heart. The good Shepherd.
• T - Trustworthy. Tenderhearted. Timeless. My Teacher. The way, the Truth, and the life. My Treasure. Triumphant.
• U - Unfailing love. My Ultimate hope. Unequaled. Unlimited. Uniting force.
• V - Victorious over every enemy. My Vindicator. Valiant. Vengeance belongs to You.
• W - Wise. Worthy of all glory, honor, power, and praise. Wild at heart. A Warrior. With me and for me.
• X - Excellent in all Your ways. Extraordinary. Exquisite.
• Y - Young at heart - creative and playful and full of life and joy.
• Z - Zealous for Your Name, Your people, and Your Kingdom!

One of my goals this year was to set aside a solid hour for prayer once a week... focusing my thoughts presented a challenge, but this has been helpful. My list changes every time, and this is the first time I've written any of it out (the list could go on and on). I begin by mentally going through the alphabet and praising God for who He is:  "Lord, You are Awesome; You are Boundless; You are my Counselor and my Defender..." etc. Sometimes I repeat the alphabetical process thanking Him for specific things He has given me or done in my life.

This method might not appeal to those with different personality styles, but it helps me to calm my thoughts down and center in, to stay focused and connect with God as I begin praying. And it brings comfort and peace to simply remind myself of what I already know to be true, to start with worship and adoration. I hope it does the same for you today. ❤

“We wait in hope for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. In Him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in His holy name. May Your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in You.” ~Psalm 33:20-22