Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. (Romans 6:4)
Because of the resurrection power of Jesus Christ,
Through the glory of the God the Father,
I have been raised from the dead.
Today the trajectory of my life is full of anticipation, discovery, awakening and opportunity. [click to continue…]
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“I am created for His kingdom and purpose. I want to fulfill what I was created for.” That was Connie Holloway’s firm belief and determination. Little did she know where that would take her.
Four years ago, Connie was in a marriage that ended in a head-on collision. A believer in Christ, she carries no anger toward her former husband. He’s a brother in Christ, she says, and she means it. She has seen her share of hurts, but Connie is the second-happiest person I have ever known. I’ve about decided that Molly Brown would have nothing on her. Connie’s unsinkable. She has that crazy idea that abundant life is available here and now – not just when we die. What a concept.
One of Connie’s major breakthroughs happened a couple of years ago. “We were in worship, singing ‘Enough,’ and God asked me, ‘Am I more than enough for you?’”
“Yes!” she said with joy.
On that day, Connie was set free from believing that a relationship with a man could heal her. She learned – not just in her head, but in her heart – that our completeness is in Him, not in a marriage or the things she thought she needed in a spouse.
Fast forward to a couple of weeks ago. Connie was enjoying a movie with Kaylee, her daughter. The credits were rolling, and Connie saw someone’s name and thought how beautiful it was. There she was seized with a thought: It’s time for a new name. For four years she’d carried a stranger’s name, and it was time for a change.
She mentioned it to Kaylee, who just seemed to get it. Kaylee always seems to get her mother. So there they stood – credits still running – and they started having fun, practicing new names based on the running list.
But how do you pick your own new name? What would you do if you had that kind of freedom?
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