What's In A Name

You may have noticed that I finally got around to updating the look of our blog. We decided to title it "Paid In Full", instead of simply "The Henrys" for several reasons. The term has had significant meaning to me ever since high school, when my brother wrote it on my hand before a volleyball match. I had been struggling with shaking off mistakes and moving on to the next point. It was to remind me that no matter how much I messed up, I couldn't lose God's love or nullify what He had done for me. My mistakes were forgotten, my sins were forgiven, and I was "Paid In Full". Lately Mike and I have been especially convicted of our shortcomings as we struggle to run the race. How often we falter. We get bogged down by everyday life, and become frazzled by the busyness, instead of taking joy in His blessings. The world absorbs us, and we lose sight of the prize. So it is once again a reminder to us of God's great forgiveness and mercy, and a challenge to us, to, by His grace, live in a manner worthy of that to which we have been called. It is also a reminder to us that we are not just "the Henrys", but because of His great love, we are indeed Paid In Full. To God be the glory.