Long ago (4 years ago) Chris and I spent time praying over our family and what God may have as our family scripture. We felt God remding us, specifically me that our marriage and our new famliy was just that, new! God was pleased with us and that we could step into a new life, new love and new family, through marriage. I struggled with feelings that I may be carrying over fears from my family (behaviors, ideas, depression, the list goes on) in my new marraige if I was not intentional about starting new.
The scripture we had been 'given' as our family verse was Pslam 62:4: Never again will you be called "The Forsaken City" or "The Desolate Land." Your new name will be "The City of God's Delight" and "The Bride of God," for the LORD delights in you and will claim you as his bride.
As we have been married I have continually felt and seen God's delight over us. I came from some desolate places in my family growing up. I have been reminded many times that God is making me, through my marriage to Chris and our family, new.
Interestingly enough, Paris, where we got pregnant with Roo is often called La Ville-Lumiére: The City of Light- I never knew this till now. We picked E's name bc of the meaning: light & bc it was French. God is sneaky, isnt he. Light is weaved through our story.
He even weaved our family verse into our child. I imagine him smiling right now. I truly believe he is happy with me, pleased with me. Something I didnt always feel (growing up) from my earthly father.
Through his son, Jesus, my marriage to Chris and now my sweet, Heart, I am seeing even more of God's delight and joy over me.
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