Cool Jesus moment that happened last night that I wanted to share. A few days ago our squad mentor said that she wanted to call us by our full names because God named us that for a reason and she wants us to walk in the fullness of our identity in Jesus Christ. The next day, a team leader, Zibby, gave me a note with my name and its meaning on it. Morgan means fighter of the sea. I kinda put that in the back of my head and kept on going with my day.
Later that night during our team time, our leader, Kat, asked us all,
“What do you admire most about Jesus that you would like to become true about yourself?” I concisely answered with wisdom. She looked at me and said “James 1” and then asked the next person for their answer. I grabbed my Bible and flipped it open to James 1:5-7 which says “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.” I literally said “woah” out loud in the middle of my teammates answer (sorry Olivia).
My name, something I have hated for probably my whole life, means fighter of the sea. Recently God has given me a desire for wisdom. He has given me a passion to know Him more and to walk in His will. However, as I grow in wisdom, the enemy has been trying to confuse me with doubts. He has been trying to keep me from all God has for me by planting doubts about God’s faithfulness. But, I am choosing to fight the sea of doubt he is trying to pull me into. I am choosing to step into the identity that God has spoken over me–a fighter of the sea. I am choosing to fight against the waves and anchor myself in what I know to be true about the Father. I will not be blown and tossed by the wind. I will be rooted in Christ no matter what storms rage around me.
I’m fighting for his wisdom–fighting doubt to chase it.
