He Knows My Name

At our church on Sunday, we were blessed to have a guest worship leader, Geoff Moore.  I love his music.  There is one song that he sang this week, which I've heard before, but it hit me in a big way this week.  It's called "He Knows my Name".  Geoff didn't just sing the song for us, he told us a great story of what this song means to him.  I'm not a great enough writer to do his story justice... but here it is in a nutshell.  It was about his adopted daughter.  She had asked him one night, speaking of the time when she was in China waiting for him and her mom to come get her, 'did God know her name?'

Geoff was excited to tell her that God did know her name.  He knew her name from before time began.  He knows your name.  He knows the plans He has for you.  I love it.  I just love it.  I love that the God of the Universe knows my name.  Yay!  How awesome is that??!!  Not only does He know your name... He sent His Son to DIE for you!!  And, if you don't know that story, email me & we'll talk.  :)

What really got me in that moment though, was that there is a little girl in Uganda named after me.  And God knew that from before time began.  He knew that when I was so self-involved I could hardly see straight and didn't consider Him in any of my decisions.  He knew that when I was 'sewing my wild oats' in college.  He *knew* that He was going to SEND ME to Uganda!!  He knew where I was going... when I had NO clue!

Amanda & Amanda
Kampala, Uganda
January 2013

If someone had told me 15 years ago that I would dedicate my life to non-profit work in Uganda, I would have told them they were crazy.  But, GOD KNEW.  He knew my name.  He knew the steps I was going to take.  And He knew there would one day be born a baby girl in the slums of Kampala who was named after me.  And I am humbled.  I am honored, blessed, undeserving, unqualified, flawed, and humbled.

He knows my name.  And I am super crazy excited about that!!  And He knows your name too... so, you should be excited too!  :-)

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