Our names can connect us with our heritage or bless us with a hoped-for characteristic. Your name wasn’t chosen randomly, at least I hope not. Even if it was, God is sovereign and in his will, your name matters.
Isaiah 49:16 tells us you are of such value that God tattoos your name on his hands, a part of his body that he and anyone near him will see over and over, every day. He is not ashamed to know you. He declares his love for you for all to see.
Read MoreWe have been created with a need to be known. Chronic illness, especially rare, invisible, or undiagnosed illness, can bring on feelings of being misunderstood like nothing else. You might feel loved and known, and at the same time, misunderstanding of those who love you best.
If no one else on the entire planet knew you, if not one soul really understood, God does.
Read MoreSometimes, what feels like a defeat is merely a detour on the path.
I may have broken my foot but I was still on the road to recovery. God’s way, his path for my recovery, was best—much better than the way we had planned.
Trust the God who guides you.
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