Do You Have a Name?

"What I believe about God is the most important thing about me."

A. W. Tozer (1897-1963)

One of my dreams was to find a fawn laying down in the woods. It wasw a thrill when I did!

 

I'm reading "Full Disclosure" by Dee Handerson, a mystery novel. I just started reading her in the past few years because I didn't think I'd enjoy mystery stories. But I find I do. How people can write 300+ page stories, intense and full of life, is beyond me.

I love to write, but my imagination is severely limited. I admire those who can write stories. Dee Henderson is one of them. This story I've read at least twice so far. If a book is good, it's worth reading again.

Just today I was stopped to ponder one of her narratives. I can't remember it causing me to pause before, but I was stopped to consider what was said. 

The person talking in this story is a woman who is a writer and has conversations in her mind all the time. She spends weeks in a story searching to find the right name for characters. And this process led her to a name she calls God when she talks to Him. She asked the Holy Spirit for a name she could use personally when she talks with God. The name she heard whispered was Lovely.

At first she thought "Lovely" sounded feminine, but as she started sharing her life with Him, thanking Him for a lovely sunset He painted or asking for help in a situation, she fell more in love with Him.

There are certainly many religious names for God. I have no problem calling Him Father when I talk with Him. Many people call Him, Yahweh (I am who I am); Adonai (Lord); El Shaddai (God Almighty); Abba (Father/Daddy); Jehovah Jireh (The Lord Will Provide), and the list goes on and on.

A little one exploring with Mom.

 

Do you have a name for God, personal to you, that you call Him in your conversations with Him? I don't, but I'm going to ponder this thought for awhile and ask if there is a name, just for me, that I can address Him with when we talk.

A name to bring Him closer to me, sharing my life with Him as we talk through the day; getting to know Him better. I like that. What about you?

"I have a great need for Christ; I have a great Christ for my need."

Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) 

I like this snap because it's so peaceful. I was driving through the forest on a dirt road just listening and looking to see what I could find, and this doe was relaxing in the cool of a June morning.