Say His Name

Have you ever thought about hearing the sound of your own name?  How it makes you feel when someone says it out loud?  What feelings it invokes? Does it make you feel seen?

Puff up a little, stand a little taller?

I think there is power in hearing our own name spoken out loud. Like we own that name. People see us and know us.

When someone speaks my name to tell me something, for some reason, they really get my attention. I know that they know who I am and whatever it is that they want, they are speaking it straight to me.

It makes me feel special for someone to know my name and remember it.
{and this is coming from the girl that is horrible at remembering names!}

I never gave much thought to this-until recently.

It says in the Bible that our names are written on the palms of God's hands. Maybe that's because He knows too the importance of being called by name.
 See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands...Is 49:16

I was reading something about speaking your child's name to them. Like "Keeli, I love you and think you are special" this tells her I am talking only to her, and affirming who she is.

Affirmed. Maybe that's why I like it. It is one of my love languages. So if in some way, being known by hearing my own name spoken is affirming, then no wonder I'm partial to it.

Did you know there is power in speaking Jesus' name?

Say it out loud-right now. Jesus.


It can calm the crazies inside of us.Gives us peace when it seems impossible. And hope that will make us keep moving forward.

I heard a story of someone getting devastating news and the only thing the people around them could think to say was Jesus, over and over. Something miraculous happened to this person, their breathing slowed down, their anxiety left them and they were filled with other-worldly peace. Just at the sound of his name.


So, next time you are hurting, scared, confused or just aren't sure what to say. Will you try it? Say His Name. Jesus. And He will meet you there.

Philippians 2:9,10 " Therefore God exalted him to the highest place, and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth, and under the earth."

God Bless you Friends!!


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Workout Musings

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While working out the other day I took my eyes off of the instructor on the video, because I thought, I've done this enough I know what to do, it's only when I looked up again a little bit later, did I realize that I was doing something completely different than what the instructor was doing and didn't even hear him say move on to the next move.

I realized that I do that in my own life sometimes. I take my eyes off  God and that's when self-doubt, bad attitudes, and self sufficiency creeps in.

Even if it's just briefly, that's enough time for the devil to swoop in and starting planting his lies. He loves to whisper when our guard is down. He's been around long enough to pick up on the signs of complacency.

Thankfully, I'm starting to realize a little quicker when I'm doing this and start looking up a little faster.

I'm slowly moving from believing in to believing. And living like I believe and am truly set FREE.

Hebrews 12:1,2 "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slow us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race that God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith."

Isn't is funny how something you can gather such deep thoughts in the middle of a workout? Well, maybe not that deep, but something to think about at least.

Good thing it was just the warm up:)






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You Will Be An Oak

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Isaiah 61:1-4

"The Spirit of the Lord is on {you} because the Lord has anointed {you} to preach good news to

the poor. He has sent {you}to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim for the captives and

 release from darkness for the prisoners. To proclaim the year of the Lord's favor and the day of

vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve..to bestow on

them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment

of praise instead of a spirit of despair. {You} will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of

the Lord for the display of his splendor. You will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long

devastated You will renew the ruined cites that have been devastated..."

parenthesis are mine to personalize this verse.

I'm the girl that's fought the battle of not good enough, and low self esteem and depression. It's gotten me involved with an abusive boyfriend, friends that weren't friends, yo yo dieting-going back and forth between, need to lose a few and needing to gain a few, and pregnant at the ripe ol age of 21 and married before I finished college.

I caused myself a lot of pain, along with those around me that truly cared about me

I haven't licked my old demons completely...yet. But the difference between me now and me then, is that I have put my life completely in God's hands. I live to please Him in all I say and do. I'm not perfect, and so I'm thankful there's an ever abundant source of grace when I mess up royally. But I bring it to Him now instead of trying to figure things out on my own. I don't live by what "feels" right anymore.

 I often wondered if I really messed things up so much that God couldn't use me.

Over the past year, God had been showing me that He can use my story, He can use me. If I let Him. Just like it says in these verses He will use it to free me from captivity, and bring me out of darkness.

Vengeance is the Lords, not mine, even though I wish it were sometimes :) 

I can comfort those that mourn and tell them of God's promises to turn beauty from our ashes. He will turn my morning into gladness. And my despair into praise.

We can be so planted in His word, an oak of righteousness, that we will display the splendor of the Lord to all that see us. Strong like an oak? That sounds pretty good to me. No longer defeated by my circumstances, yes please!

These verses speak to me because of their promise to restore the places where my heart has been broken.  God promises to use everything, good and bad, to heal me and maybe use it to bless others. 

That's pretty cool, huh?

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