"What is in a name? Very much if the wit of man could find it out."
i have been reading the "A Wrinkle in Time" series by madeleine l'engle. in the scond book, she gives one of the main characters a new job...she is a "namer" and basically a namer is someone who makes you more you...sees in you that which is lovable and calls you by name, someone who you can be yourself with but it is the yourself you often withhold from others b/c they might not understand that which is in your heart.
i have several friends and close family who i would consider namers. and their names came to mind as i read the book.
but even more, i have One who loves me with a love i truly don't comprehend. it is a beautiful, gracious, merciful, just love that overwhelms me. and in His love He has a name for me that He has called me that is just mine...b/c He is the ultimate Namer. and it will be beautiful b/c i am only really truly freely me in Him.
Revelation 2:17 " He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to him who receives it."
About Me
- natalie
- ok, who am i? i am a believer in Jesus Christ, a daughter, a sister, a sister-in-law, an aunt, a friend, a nurse. i hate wearing shoes, i would go barefoot most of the time if i could. i don't really have a set style, one day it's all about being girly, the next its' about comfort and i wear pajamas and houseshoes in public, and the next it may be jeans and a punk shirt, it's all about the mood. most days, i can honestly say that when i got up and got dressed, i didn't think about you but just about what i wanted to wear (as long as it fits within societal norms). the most important thing in my life is my walk with God. some days i'm better at it than others. the next most important thing in my life is family and friends. being an aunt has been so rewarding but no more so than being a sister and a daughter, a friend. my friends live all over the world (literally). by profession, i am a nurse currently serving as a ward nurse on the m/v africa mercy.
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This is such a beautiful post. Finding our identity in God and being free in that is such an awesome gift. I am praying for all of you on board and our brothers and sisters you are serving.
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