“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change” – James 1:17
Two months after exposing my true heart for Heidi in the dusty streets of Delhi, the Holy Spirit opened this verse to speak to her. The Spirit showed her, she says, that I (and our marriage) would be a gift from above. And even though we often change our minds, the Father doesn't. Heidi felt a release. She no longer needed to waver through old fears. The thrill in me of a new journey together was enhanced by an amazing strength and courage I saw in my new fiancé through this. A strength that sprouted in seeing the God behind this verse.
The culmination of our “gift” is a little boy the Lord has given us. He is 7 months old (in the womb). He is the consummation of God's promise of a good and perfect gift. Our little one reminds us that in the midst of risk and indecision, all we can hold on to is actually not within us. We hold on to something that first has to be received. A gift from above.
The name of our little boy is Nathaniel. Nathaniel means “gift of God.”
Two months after exposing my true heart for Heidi in the dusty streets of Delhi, the Holy Spirit opened this verse to speak to her. The Spirit showed her, she says, that I (and our marriage) would be a gift from above. And even though we often change our minds, the Father doesn't. Heidi felt a release. She no longer needed to waver through old fears. The thrill in me of a new journey together was enhanced by an amazing strength and courage I saw in my new fiancé through this. A strength that sprouted in seeing the God behind this verse.
The culmination of our “gift” is a little boy the Lord has given us. He is 7 months old (in the womb). He is the consummation of God's promise of a good and perfect gift. Our little one reminds us that in the midst of risk and indecision, all we can hold on to is actually not within us. We hold on to something that first has to be received. A gift from above.
The name of our little boy is Nathaniel. Nathaniel means “gift of God.”
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