"I AM who I AM" Exodus 3:14

I just love this album!!! And this is the song that sold it for me:

I AM

How you spend your minutes are what matters
All tomorrows come from yesterdays
When you're feeling broken, bruised and sometimes shattered
Blow out the candles on the cake like everything's a big mistake
It seems you always wait for life to happen
And your last buck can't buy a lucky break
If all we've got is us then life's worth living

And if you're in, you know I'm in
I'm ready and I'm willing

I am
When you think that no one needs you, sees you or believes you
No one's there to understand
I am
I'll be there to be that someone
When you think that no one is there to hold your hand
I am

We're just who we are, there's no pretending
It takes a while to learn to live in your own skin
Say a prayer that we might find our happy ending

And if you're in, you know I'm in
I'm ready and wiling
I ain't go no halo hanging over my head
I ain't gonna judge you, I'm just here to love you

I am
I am
I am
When you think that no one needs you, sees you or believes you
No one's there to understand you
I am
I'll be there to be that someone
When you think that no one is there to hold your hand
I am

-Bon Jovi

When I went to the store to demo the album, just listening to the first few songs was getting me close to the sale. As I'm reading the titles, I see this title for song 9. I skipped ahead to this song and heard Jesus singing to me.
If this was the message behind what God spoke to Moses on that mountain those thousands of years ago, is it any wonder that he was able to lead the Israelites to the promise they'd been waiting hundreds of years for? When the One who is Love is holding your hand, don't you think that you could do anything?

Oh, how sad it is what religion has done with the image of the Lord. In our journey to understanding the unfathomable, we put God into a box and chase everyone who challenges what our box should look like away.
As hard as it is, I want to encourage you - who ever's reading this - to let God say, "What if I am more than what's in your box?" If your measuring rod for Who God is, is the Bible (as it's mine), perhaps it's time to ask Him to 'open the eyes of your heart' and give you a 'spirit of wisdom and revelation to know Him more'. Let Him speak to your heart as you discover who He is, and not just rely on your own (or someone else's) understanding.

Blessings.