Personal Connections

My God is so big! My God is so awesome. He is Creator of the Universe, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, He is the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End, He is the Bright Morning Star. He rose from the dead, parted the Red Sea, shut the mouths of starving lions, and walked on water.
Yes, my God is indeed mighty and deserving of awe. But what awes me the most is more than just His power and strength, it is His gift to us.
God, all powerful God, humbled Himself and became one of us, weak, mortal, finite human beings. He went through all that we do on Earth, was tempted, betrayed, beaten, humiliated, and painfully killed. All this He did so that He could have a relationship with us.
This knowledge floors me, literally. When I think, really THINK, about this, my tiny human brain cannot fathom the love and devotion it would take to give EVERYTHING for someone who didn't deserve any of it.
God loves us SO much that He want to communicate with us. He WANTS to talk to us and bless us and spoil us rotten. But, too often, we rebel against the One who loves us more than anyone else and He is unable to give us all he wants to give us because we are not willing to accept it.
Today, I felt that powerful love of God through a very personal connection He made with me. I was sitting in my dorm room in the Wiehe at Hannibal-LaGrange College, procrastinating on Facebook like always, letting my MP3 player go on shuffle. A praise song that I like very much came on (Marvelous Light) and I started listening to what was actually playing. The next song was an Irish jig which made me smile and think about my trip to Ireland over the summer. I had NEVER felt so close to God than I did sitting on Carrick-a-Rede Island, looking out over the Irish Sea with the high sea cliffs beside me. I began to think, "It's been a while since I've had a quiet time with God."
The next song to play was Be Thou My Vision played on bagpipes. And that's what broke me. I felt the tears coming and my throat tightened at the sound of those pipes. I laid flat on my stomach on my bed and just began praising God for who He is and for all He does for me everyday, I asked for wisdom in areas in my life and for a broken spirit to be completely focused on His goals instead of mine. This whole time, my shuffle continued to play bagpipe hymns.
When I had to leave for class, I stood up and the song changed back to an everyday band. I smiled. God used an earthly passion to poke me and say "Hey, let's hang out for a while. I miss you."
What other Deity on earth cares enough about their followers to want to connect with them on such a personal level?! Our God is worthy of all praise and adoration!