Sometimes people ask me where I came up with Ayla's name..I never really had an answer before tonight. I remember telling people when I was in high school that if I had a daughter I would name her Ayla-I just always liked it. When Larry and I got pregnant and found out we were having a girl, it was unanimous!
A year or so ago larry and I were looking for a bible verse that we felt like was symbolic of Ayla's life and what she meant to us. We found it and did the obvious thing and got tatoos (haha). Don't worry they are very tasteful and capable of being hid (LOL).
The verse is Isaiah 61:3- It reads:
and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise
instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness,
a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.
Tonight I was bored and looking online at this website that gives you meanings of names and I entered Ayla...and this is what it said:
**Ayla is a feminine Hebrew name meaning "mighty oak tree" or terebinth**
Is that not amazing to you people?? I mean finding out that I was given the name for my child at such a young age! Not realizing until many years later how profound her name would be~
I am a person who at times has wondered if there really is a plan from God...and tonight I got a glimmer of the blueprint.
My husband larry and I are sitting here amazed with our mouths open..
Our little Ayla (the mighty oak) is a earthly example of God's miracles, she is here with us to be a beacon of hope for others.
So many people have spoken these words to me before...but tonight I am actually starting to believe it.
Thank you lord for having a plan for my daughter and letting her mother in on it!
"I knew you before I formed you in your mother's womb" Jeremiah 1:5
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How incredible is that?!? I love it when God gives us those little confirmations. It's such a faith boost!
ReplyDeleteI have a similar story with my son, Sam. I felt like the Lord gave me his name 3 yrs before he was born. When I prayed about it and asked "why this name?" I felt like the Lord said, "Because every time you look at him I want him to be a reminder that I hear your prayers and answer them." (Samuel means "God hears" or God has answered"). That has been such an encouragement to me. Even more so, once he was diagnosed w/CF. I have been floored, amazed, humbled and comforted each time I remember those words and see the incredible things He has done for and through Sam.
I look forward to hearing what He does with Ayla, and how your little "seedling" becomes "a planting of the Lord for the display of His splendor."
wow, that is really amazing. Thank you for sharing with us.
ReplyDeleteHi my name is Ayla my dad named me after the heroin in clan of the cave bear because she was strong and a survivor and beautiful. He didn't know the meaning until I was 16 I've taken pride in my name and many people have said it suits me the oak tree is a tree of strength and wisdom....sometimes I'm lacking in the wisdom department seeing as how I'm only 26 but I don't lack spiritual or emotional strength . Full name Ayla Oneida means the oak tree eagerly awaited ...my last name means school master how perfect is that lol
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