I have a Hebrew tattoo on my left shoulder that says "Beloved." The story behind it is deeply personal, yet I feel compelled to share it in light of what God has been teaching me this week at Training Camp.
When I was 18, I was living in England attending Capernwray Bible school. During one teaching session, our teacher started speaking about God's name for us and the fact that God has a name that He calls us, and it's not necessarily "Laura Eileen Gamble." I was so intrigued by this concept and threw up a quick prayer: "God, what do You call me?" IMMEDIATELY a Voice spoke to me, so loud and audible that I was shocked when no one else seemed to hear it. The Voice spoke just one word, "BELOVED." I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that it was God speaking to me and calling me by name. But I had no idea how much I would need this name in the coming years.
Training Camp has been an incredible experience so far. I have the most amazing squad that I am so excited to continue to grow and learn with as we move forward on this journey. I think that the most important message that God has continued to communicated with me here is that I am LOVED. Its been a struggle for me to remember this fact during the last several years, but time and time again I've come up against the word "beloved" while I've been here. Each time I am reminded again that the name by which God calls me is Beloved, that I am loved by God. I can sense that God is working in big and powerful ways here at Training Camp, and it's given me the smallest glimpse of what's to come during the coming journey. It's been reconfirmed that I'm on the path the Father has chosen for me and that His plan is perfect and far beyond my understanding. I can't wait to see the ways the Lord is revealed to me and the many times I will hear Him call me Beloved.
