Today is July 1, the halfway point of 2010!

I was reminded of this fact this morning as I was thinking about all that’s happened for my family this year. At the beginning of this year, we didn’t know what 2010 might look like – we were in a season of winter, and I’m not just talking about how it felt outside! My husband and I were seeking God’s guidance and His help and we were living day to day on His assurance that He never leaves us or forsakes us.

Fast forward six months – new state, new home, new job, new opportunities, new challenges (and new deployment coming up at the end of the year, one of those challenges! ).

Though our situation has changed a little, our dependence certainly hasn’t. And I loved the verse we posted yesterday on the WoF Facebook page -

“We’re depending on God; he’s everything we need. What’s more, our hearts brim with joy since we’ve taken for our own his holy name. Love us, God, with all you’ve got – that’s what we’re depending on.” – Psalm 33:20-22, The Message.

What does it mean to take His name? Remember when you got married? I remember the hours and days I spent daydreaming about being Mrs. Horn. Mrs. Cliff Horn. Mrs. Sara Horn. I would write it out in doodles all over my notebook as I sat in class (I was in college, 7 1/2 hours from my love), and my heart would skip a beat every time I thought of it.

Can we have the same feeling when we think of God’s name? We should, if we’ve commited our lives to Him. The day we confessed our sins and asked Him to be our Lord and Savior, we took His name. And He loves us passionately.

But, just as we can sometimes experience in marriage, our own passion for the One who’s name we’ve taken can sometimes wane. We get distracted with all of our to-dos, and we miss out on just being with our Love.

You may have started out 2010 with a resolution or a goal that you would spend more time reading God’s Word and spending time with Him in prayer. How’s that going? Has it fallen by the wayside a bit with all of the distractions life seems to bring us?

Let me encourage you to see July 1 as a new opportunity to start fresh. If there’s things that have happened in the last six months you wish you could have done differently, than take the next six months and do it! Take your new start and make your first priority your relationship with God. Whether you’re in the midst of PCS’ing or deployment, God (and His name) never changes. He is our constant in a sea of chaos. He is our rock when everything else is sand.

I know we’ve been a bit quiet here on the website this summer (several of us have been going through moves and transitions ourselves) but I want you to know we are making plans for the fall (and changing up the website this summer)! If you’d like to be part of it, please contact our MemberCare Director, Jessica at jessicac@wivesoffaith.org. She’s looking for volunteers to help support our ladies, and we’ll soon be launching our new message board, which will need moderators! And we’re always looking for new bloggers to join us! We’ve got some great new starts going on!

Blessings to YOUR new start!

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