What's in a Name?

I love names because names are often linked to destiny. 

Throughout the Bible people's names are often prophetic insights to the character and calling of the life that will follow. Some obvious examples include, "Emmanuel," meaning "God with us". "Jesus," meaning "God saves". "Israel," meaning "Struggles with God". "Abraham," meaning "Father of nations". "Peter," meaning "Rock". And so on - the list is endless. And so with such importance being placed on names by God throughout His Word, Rich and I also felt it was important that God would give us the right name for this blog. As we chatted and prayed, it seemed that God was taking us on a journey to discover our name and as it turns out, also what He was calling us to do.

After starting with the name "Electric Pylons" based on a prophetic word we'd received about a network off prophets being aligned together, Rich and I were still left unsettled.  Unbeknown to me, Rich was praying God would give me the right name for the blog. Unbeknown to Rich, I was dreaming of a better name! And so with some prayer and dreaming thrown in to the mix and after hearing a prophetic word about the year 2011 being the year that the Lion roars (2011 - The Year the Lion's Roar), the name "The Lion's Mighty Roar" was born. 

But we soon discovered the journey didn't end there. Just two days after the work started on the blog, we received a text from a friend saying the following, "I had a picture of a lion roaring and it was not where you were. But you heard it and went to where it was. I felt like the roar was a picture of Jesus and God was calling you to hear what He is doing and point people towards it." We were excited. The Lord was in this and was giving us His blessing. He was giving us a name and He was giving us a call. We pray that what started in prayer will continue in prayer and as you and we read through these entries that we would all hear the Lion roar. Aslan, as they say, is on the move. And Shakespeare? Well it turns out there's a lot in a name.