7 Words That Describe God- ‘O’:
 
Oak
Oasis
Obstacle
Ocean
Omega
Orchestra
Oxygen
 
You stand tall above me, a source of rest beside me. You invite me to climb in Your branches, and if wickedness is my aim, like Absalom I’ll hang. Such strength is found in You. You give me shade at the proper time. I wonder ‘neath Your presence, my Lord. You inspire me to create, to dream. What I make from my time with You stands strong. It is not weak. It will not break. I depend on You and am not forsaken. You are everywhere, and Your Spirit enables me to thrive where there is naught but ash. Yes indeed, You are like a Mighty Oak.  Isaiah 61:1-3
 
You are my Oasis amidst this dry and dusty land. There is no source of life outside of Your presence. I am protected within Your borders. Mirages mislead me into thinking sinking sand will save me. You draw me close while the windstorms rage. You invite and equip me to dig my roots deep so that when the wind blows, I will not be lost. By Your sovereignty, all other places that claim protection are doomed. Thank You for giving me nourishment beyond the dust.  Psalm 107:33-41
 
You are an Obstacle to everything within me that does not radiate You. All vanity, self-glorification, arrogance and pride, to name a few. All lust, greed, envy and anger, to name a few more. All things that are my own attempt to matter, that shout for attention and say, “Look at what I can do!” are blocked by Your love for me. You have more in store for me than what my hands can accomplish. It won’t be long before any and all trace of me is lost and forgotten. All things and everyone vanishes here sooner or later. This is the place of fading.  So like John the Baptist, may I become less and You more. You, the eternal and only One, who does not fade here. Block me from the foolish and errant ways. May I submit to You, my Obstacle, for the only way not to fade is in Your hands.  Genesis 50:20
 
The shore is strange, my Lord. It is odd to me. Everyone speaks the same way with common words, but I can’t understand it. They look and point at me and laugh, but I cannot share in their mirth. I do not understand the joke. I look to You out in the deep and I find peace. Your love for me overwhelms me in wave after wave. Your tide pulls at me and awakens my wonder. The hardened places of my heart soften under Your influence. In Your depths, I find my breath. I find life here with You that could not exist on land. Draw me deeper, my Lord, my Ocean.  Matthew 8:27
 
You hold all things in Your hands Mighty God. You are the Beginning and the End. You are the fulfillment of all things. When I think of the End, I see it as when the stars fall from the sky. When time ceases to be. I see a place beyond a cosmic pause, for to be frozen is still to be held as a continuous prisoner. You free us to the place beyond time and space, beyond the fade. Such crucibles for life are no longer needed. How does eternity begin, or how do we become fitted for the journey? We lose these temporal bodies to gain new ones, bodies that do not fade. You are the strength that does not tire, the light that does not dim. You are the Omega, the End, the Hope we are waiting for.  Revelation 1:8
 
Your whispers are an Orchestra of sound playing heavenly blessings over me. You are always in perfect tune with ne’er a sour note made. Were I to have such a chorus play for me and my actions as background music, it would ring out like a traffic jam. But even during my out-of-tune solo, You restore me like a glass of water in the desert. You, at times, guide me in sweet melodies and at others fierce overtones that invite me down better paths. My legs long to dance to Your overtures. For I know they are an introduction to more substantial things over me. Psalm 22:3
 
When I breathe You in, I do not cough. With You, there is no smokestack that chokes out hope. I can take in a fuller breath that expands more than my lungs, You expand my heart and my soul as well. With You, I can scale a wall. There is nothing that could prevent me from running after You and Your favor. With You, I can breathe past shame and regret. You enable me to outrun the deer. If I inhale even a portion of what You give to me, I am overwhelmed to the point of overflow. Your Oxygen runs through my veins giving light and life to my dreams.  Psalm 18:29