Valentines Day - a special day to revel in God’s love for me
“And thou shalt be called by a new name,
which the mouth of the Lord shall name” Isaiah 62:2b
Thou shalt no more be termed, Forsaken;
neither shall thy land an more be termed, Desolate:
but thou shalt be called, Hephzibah and thy land Beulah:
For the Lord thy God delighteth in thee.” Isaiah 62:4a
Reading these verses brought back to mind the words of a song I learned at the Ladies Retreat one year. It says it this way:
I will change your name!
You shall no longer be called,
Wounded, Outcast, Lonely or Afraid
I will change your name!
Your new name shall be,
Confidence, Joyfulness, Overcoming One
Faithfulness, Friend of God, One Who Seeks Your Face!
Oh the vastness of what God can do for me . . . Will I let Him? . . . Will I respond to His deep, deep longing love for me?!!!
Update on my loved ones far away . . . Last night they flew back to Bankock. Tonight they will see the doctor one last time (hopefully . . . unless they need to readjust something) and the next day they come flying home!! Praise God!!! . . . Thursday night or rather early Friday morning if they are awake enough to drive they are to arrive. God has been with us each step of the way!
“Day by day and with each passing moment, strength I find to meet life’s trials here, trusting . . .” His grace has been sufficient!!!!
5 comments:
The patch is off, "Praise the Lord!" and has been every since they left the hospital. Sorry, I didn't inform you of that.
Different people at GTO looked at Wayne and said that you'd never know he was crosseyed. His eyes look straight! That was reassuring for me to hear!
I love those verses in Isaiah 62! God used that portion of scripture many years ago to remind me that He delights in me. It was during a time that I was feeling misunderstood and forsaken. It is one of the many reasons the word "delight" has encouraged me in my spiritual journey. Hephzibah means "my delight is in her."
I'm delighted to hear they're on their way and things have gone well! I'm sure you're counting the hours now! =) God bless your day... and YOU!
I'm just imagining how you must be feeling this evening. I pray that Japheth's long flight home is safe and without complications. I will be checking your blog to read the good news that you are all together again. Let's have some pictures of THAT kiss!! Ha, ha! I wonder what Wayne will act like when he sees his mommy again!
Well, no wonder Vernon chose Hephzibah, GA for us to live in, if that's truly what the meaning of that word is. =]
Aimee, if you felt alone on Valentine's Day, especially after reading others' stories, don't feel bad--I was alone with my two nieces. My dear hubby had to work.
Mrs. Doc
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