How do we view God? The answer to this question is one that will mold our entire lives. Have you ever thought about it? Is our view of God tucked neatly away in our minds or does it actually affect the way we live our lives, how we respond to trials, to joys, and to the mundane? For those of us who have grown up in church, it may seem pretty easy to know about God, His attributes, His character, His actions. But have those truths moved from our heads and into our lives? Does what we know about God affect our daily attitudes and actions? Of course Scripture reveals much about God; it’s a book ultimately about Him, about His story in this world and the one to come. It should humble us to think that this holy, righteous God would look down on us with favor; actually, any favor at all. But He goes beyond that and chooses to use us despite our sins and failings. And even more, because of Christ’s sacrifice, believers are seen not in their sin but in His righteousness! He not onl