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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbT2QwRO_Xk God Is Omnipresent He is all-present. God is everywhere, so He doesn’t need anyone to take Him anywhere. He never has to pack His suitcase, buy a plane ticket, or ask for a ride in a truck. (Yes, mentioning a truck probably gives it away that I am from Texas.) He is always there. In your home. At your job. There is never a reason to run from Him, hide from Him, or try to escape Him. Wherever you run, He is already there waiting. Pick your favorite hiding spot. He found it first. If you try to escape Him, He is where you were, and He is where you’re going. He is running with you as you’re going. He can’t forget you because He is right beside you. “Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!” (Psalm 139:7–8, ESV). never runs out and never lessens. He can fully and perfectly love 7.5 billion people all at the same time and never lack one ounce of love for someone else. Although He loves perfectly, He doesn’t need a relationship with us for Him to be fulfilled. He has a perfectly fulfilled relationship within Himself as the triune God. He is the complete package when it comes to unity. He is the personification of a healthy relationship all within Himself—God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. However, He still loves us perfectly. He doesn’t need us for relationship fulfillment, but we desperately need Him because we’ll never be fulfilled without Him. God extends His love to us through His Son, Jesus Christ, and the pleasure is truly ours. God meets our needs for love perfectly. “Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love” (1 John 4:8, ESV). God Is Omnibenevolent God Is Omniscient God is all-loving. He loves perfectly This is a wonderfully hopeful truth about and is completely full of love. His love God that can soothe our depressed 56 • Solutions