Before my son was born his father and I debated on
names for our angel. We had several in mind. The ones that came to mind early
on included using Michael, David, and William in different combinations. They
were all special to me. David came from my dad, Michael came from my cousin who
had passed away in a motorcycle accident, and William came from my grandfather who
passed away when I was young. These are all important men in my life and meant
a lot to me. For whatever reason that only God knows Jeremiahs dad decided that
we should use a biblical name for our son. At which point Jeremiah came to mind
because Jeremiah 29:11 is his dad’s favorite bible verse. What a wonderful
reason to name our son Jeremiah with great things in mind for him. During my pregnancy
I did not know that Jeremiah would be special needs and nor did any concern
cross my mind because I have always that a child is a child first and God never
gives us more than we can handle. To this day, I do not if this bible verse
still has lots of meaning to Jeremiah's dad or not as he is not involved with
our son but I know it has special meaning to me and my son.
Jeremiah 29:11 says "For I know the plans I
have for, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to
give you hope and a future." I used the New International Version to get
this verse.
For this means a lot to me. It means that even though
I got pregnant young, had a child out of wedlock, and struggled a lot that God
still loves me. Not only does He love me but He has a plan for me. A plan that
even though I look at my life and it's not where I thought it would be in any
way shape or form but His plan is not to harm me. I'm still alive, happy, and
working hard to get to where I need to be and I hope that I am going in the
direction that God wants me to be. I am starting to feel more content and
happier that I am doing His will. In saying all that the verse also tells us He
gives us hope and a future and I have lots of both of these. I am truly blessed
with all God has given me and trusted me with. God never gives us more than we
can handle and he knows how strong we are but He sure does like to test my
strength and I'm a lot stronger than I could have ever imagined. Today, I am
very happy with where I am at and am thankful that God has a plan for my
future.
For Jeremiah this means that his life is in God’s
hands. And God is going to prosper his life and not harm. God is going to watch
over him. Jeremiah's mommy can have hope that Jeremiah will have an amazing
future that only God can give him. Jeremiah may not understand this verse yet
but it is still important to him. His name came from this verse in particular
and God gives us so much hope for his future and our future from this one verse. I believe that God picked this name for him and put it in our hearts to name him Jeremiah. A special kid needs a special name that gives him and his family hope a bright for future for him.
This verse is very important to my family and I
hold it close to my heart. I find it not only a great verse for me and my son
to live by but it is a wonderful verse for everyone to live by. God puts hope
in all of our hearts. God has a plan for each of our lives and it is one to
prosper each of us and not harm us. My son's name has special meaning to us and
it is a daily reminder that God has a plan for me and he is taking care of us.
I am thankful for so much he has done for me.
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