Wendy's Weekly Words of Worship: There's Nothing Like the Name

It's been a long time since I sat down to write a blog. I can tell because when I sat down to write this my thoughts sorta all started swirling and I struggled to cling to anything. But here I sit - because this writing, this reflecting, this digging into worship is good for me. It's healthy; it's healing. It brings my focus back in on who and what matters most.

Friends, I love my job. I love teaching. I love students. I love being with them, I love their quirkiness, I even (most of the time) love their stubbornness and their thoughts of invincibility. I am passionate about my WHY for what I do, and I am passionate about helping others know their why - for their life, but also knowing why I ask them to do certain things. It is crucially important to me that when I give a rule or expectation I am able to explain the why behind that decision. Covid has been a trying time. There aren't always a lot of good "whys" to explain.

This morning while reading Psalms I was struck by these verses:

"We thank you, O God! We give thanks because you are near. People everywhere tell of your wonderful deeds.... But as for me, I will always proclaim what God has done; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. For God says, "I will break the strength of the wicked, but I will increase the power of the Godly." - Psalm 75:1, 9-10

It's really easy right now to get sucked into the "strength of the wicked" (whichever way you define wicked) and the stress and struggles... but our job is to thank God, because He is near. We proclaim what God has done, we sing His praises... and leave the rest to Him. Because their is power in His mighty and wonderful name.

What name of God do you relate to? What name of God pushes you to be more than you were before? For me I tend to gravitate to "El Roi" - the God who sees me. I often feel invisible (sometimes because I try to be invisible) but the reminder that who God is is all seeing - that he sees ME where I am in everything I do... it's such a powerful image for me. If you don't have a name of God that you identify and cling to when things get hard, listen to this song, read the lyrics, think about who God is to you, what is His truth? Because fear trembles when His name is mentioned.