I’ve been noticing how easy it is to turn God into an idea—something abstract, a concept to debate or define. When we do that as a church, we’re not so different from our non-Christian neighbors talking about “the Universe.”

As I read and journey with Him, I try to notice not just what He is like, but what He does. How He shows up—not as a theory, but as Someone living and moving.

This little list came out of that noticing. It’s not complete or polished. Just some of the verbs of God—action-words I’ve seen Him carry in the stories of His people.

I wonder how these land with you. Do they stir anything in you—or maybe even feel different from what you’ve known?

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Yahweh

smiles
laughs

c r e a t e s

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Yahweh

plants
waters

g r o w s

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Yahweh

guards
discliplines

f e e d s

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Yahweh

whispers
invites

y e a r n s

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Yahweh

sees
rescues

r e d e e m s

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Yahweh

dreams
plans

b u i l d s

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Yahweh

bends down
carries

d o c t o r s

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Yahweh

hears
understands

w e e p s

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