Names

Amy and I have always liked names with meanings. I know that all names have meaning, but we have elected to name our children with some amount of attention paid to what their names mean and not just what they sound like. Our oldest, Samuel, was born after we struggled to have a child for several years. His name means ‘God heard’ or ‘Asked of God’. Next we had Georgia Irene; her name means Farmer of Peace. Georgia was an idyllic peaceful child. Next, we had Lucy and her names means ‘bearer of light’. Lucy has brought our family so much light in her nearly three years.

So we come to our next child. We don’t know if they will be a boy or a girl. But we are thinking it will probably be a boy for a number of reasons, mostly because we have had a boy name since before Lucy was born. The name is Kaleb. Amy and I were discussing what we would name Lucy before we knew she was a girl. When talking about boy names we arrived at the same name without ever talking to each other about the name. There has never been a question that Kaleb would be the name of one of our children. The biblical Caleb saw with God’s eyes. He was not blind, he saw the giants. Instead of running in fear, he believed in what God had promised.

My prayer -
Lord, help us to be like Caleb. We all have giants in our lives that look undefeatable. You have overcome the world and you have defeated our enemies. Give us the courage to place our faith in your victory. Teach us to walk in boldness and live with peace. I pray especially for the orphaned children of the world, that you would help them to defeat the giants in their lives. Help them to trust in you and believe your promises. Rescue us all from our unbelief.