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Gentle
“A good name is
to be chosen rather than great riches,
Loving favor
rather than silver and gold.”
Proverbs 22:1
It
was at my husband’s birthday lunch that we found out the news.
It took a moment as we read the card for the reality to sink in.
“Dear
Grandpa, you don’t know me yet, but the doctor says you will around March 6th.
I’m looking forward to meeting you.
Happy 50th birthday! Love
your Grandkid.”
Suddenly we joined the club of
other smiling “older” folks called grandparents. We didn’t have any
pictures to show yet but we did get to see a glimpse of our still unknown
offspring through a grainy ultrasound photo. It was fun to see its head was
shaped just like my babies. Our first grandchild!
It was so exciting and so much to dream about and anticipate.
Would it be a boy or girl? What
would “it” look like? What kind
of personality would it have? As
the days and weeks crept by I began to bond with and pray for this little one
being created in seclusion by a loving heavenly Father.
I found myself praying that this little one would have a gentle spirit
and a heart for God.
I have made it a habit
through the years to pray for my children, even before they were born.
When they were little I started praying for their spouses.
As the children’s personalities developed I prayed for specific
personalities for each of their spouses. It was so neat to see how God answered
each one.
It is interesting to me to
observe people’s names and to see how often their personalities reflect the
meaning of our names. Is it by
coincidence? Maybe sometimes.
But I chose to believe that godly parents who seek God’s favor are
given divine guidance in naming their children.
In the Bible God sometimes told parents what to name their children and
what the mission of that child would be. God’s eyes see our substance being
yet unformed. (Psalms 139:16)
Psalms 37:4
“Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires
of your heart.”
When tiny Emily was born
her mother, unknown to my prayer, said, “we liked the name Emily because it
makes us think of a gentle, sweet person.”
As I watch our oldest granddaughter develop I am grateful to God for her
gentle, sweet nature.
Pat Hertzler
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Hertzler
Farm
and Feed Inc.