God is great and how do I discover His character and qualities? A disciple of Jesus can do that. They can introduce who God is, what He is like, and what He can do.

Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all. – 1 Chronicles 29:11  ESV

It would seem that if God is as great as we declare Him to be then there would be a greater call in our lives to give Him more of us and become more like Him.  I would say that we have become experts at inventing new language – ” I am not called to missions or called to be generous.”

“But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you. – 1 Chronicles 29:14  ESV

This verse is a reminder that all that is placed in the offering plate, in fact our very lives, are gifts from God. Anything we have to give was His first. So as I walk this life discovering who God is, He shows up in my life of uncertainty and asks me to accept my life in Christ as a life of stewardship.

It is in the discovery of who God is that allows others to see God in us. It is what makes us different from the world – our lives are shaped by God. We are promised hostility and hardships for following Jesus, so there is no surprise there. No one enjoys the pain but we know God walks with us – to bless us, keep us. We are not here for the party. We look for something better.

Paul elaborates on some of his sufferings.

Are they servants of Christ? I am a better one—I am talking like a madman—with far greater labors, far more imprisonments, with countless beatings, and often near death. – 2 Corinthians 11:23  ESV

Maybe the final word here is not so much about discovering, like being creative, but rather discovering by serving.

Oh come, let us sing to the Lord;
    let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! – Psalm 95:1  ESV

What could this new song be? Most likely it is the song of my life, it is a song that allows my life to be identified with Jesus – sharing His sentiments, His thoughts, His actions. A life for Jesus is a life for others.