Our focus this month in church is the names of God. God is
unique and has been given many names both from himself and his followers to
describe who He is. With this He also has given us promises in the Bible that
we can hold onto because of His character. For me personally, the name of God
that I hold on to is El-Olam, The Everlasting God. This is seen in Isaiah
40:28-31 which reads “Do you not know? Have you not heard: The Everlasting God,
the LORD the Creator of the ends of the earth Does not become weary or tired.
His understanding is inscrutable. He gives strength to the weary, And to him
who lacks might He increases power. Though youths grow weary and tired, And
vigorous young men stumble badly, Yet those who wait for the Lord Will gain new
strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get
tired,They will walk and not become weary”.God is everlasting. This means He does not change. He is the
same yesterday, today, and forever. It is so easy for me to forget about God’s
character. I find myself worrying in one shape or form about my life and how to
live it. Sometimes it’s meant to be for God’s glory in how I live my life. I
want to live righteously and follow His decrees but I do it on my own strength
instead of His. I think about my own advice instead of waiting and asking for
Him.
Lately my struggle
has been doing things on my own will. In a month or so I will be giving birth
to my son. Because of this I feel I have very little time left to get things
together. Matt and I just did a big move to a new apartment and things are
still not all in order. There are many worries that I struggle with throughout
the week. I worry about if I’m going to have enough strength to finish
unpacking and organizing my house. I worry about if I’m going to have a healthy
labor and have my newborn son stay safe. I get in these stages where I am strong
and stable one minute and then one event can happen to me and I’m unraveled and
in a state of panic. God is constantly trying to remind me that He is
everlasting. This is a promise. God is not going to change His mind. He wants
to help me. He wants to give me strength. He wants me to lean on Him. I find
myself wanting to rely on my strength to get through a day because I want to
put on a brave face but God doesn’t want that from me. He knows I am tired. He
wants me to confide in Him what I’m feeling and ask for help. He is speaking to
me and saying let me help you bear this load. I have been here since time
began. I know what you struggle with. Let me be there for you. I hope this is
an encouragement to you if you are in a state of tiredness or worry that God is
El-Oham.
--Alison Hicks
