seeking God

Who is God? Ask a thousand people, get a thousand answers. But people really do want to know: throughout history, people have always searched for God. It’s as though there's a God-shaped hole in all of us.
Some of us try to fill that eternal hole with material possessions, some with alcohol, some with relationships or sport. But these things, however enjoyable, can’t fill the hole—and that’s why, ultimately, they can never satisfy us. We always want more.
Some fill the hole with the right ‘peg’, God himself, and find that God fits perfectly. That’s when we discover ‘the peace… which transcends all understanding’ as the Bible puts it.

When you open your heart to God, then God himself will tell you who he is.

So who is God to those who have the right peg in the hole? He is the mighty creator. Jesus also showed us that he is our loving father. He is not distant and disconnected; he has no big stick with which to beat us. He is a patient and forgiving God, willing to give us fresh chance after fresh chance.
But who does God himself say he is? According to the Bible (book of Revelation, chapter 1) he always was, before the beginning of anything - and he always will be.
In the Hebrew scriptures, God has many names which reflect that fact that no single name can ever convey the many facets of God. But however many names we use, there is only one God.
If we are willing to draw close, God will draw even closer. He is an intimate God, who longs to walk alongside us, every step of the way; rejoicing with us, laughing with us, weeping with us.