Naomi Zacharias

Your New Name

Christian Living

“Believing we are who God says we are is so hard in our world today. Esther Fleece Allen calls us to look toward God to find our truest identity and in so doing to find the freedom to live out of who we are called to be. JAY AND KATHERINE WOLF, authors of Hope Heals and Suffer Strong Your New Name came at a poignant time for me. For months, I had been thinking about the significance of a name and the powerful message that is sent when we choose to call someone by their name. Written with the authentic and refreshingly real voice that is Esther Fleece Allen, this book uniquely reaches each reader as it calls to each of us by name. Esther drew me into a vulnerable place of asking the question “What is my great fear, and how has God specifically called to me in response?” I immediately heard one word: Enough. Could it be that a name my God calls me is “Enough.” I urge you to remember the value of the earthly name bestowed on you that speaks to an identity like no other. And allow Esther to show you that this is but the beginning, for your identity is ultimately found in Christ. In a beautiful way, God doesn’t bypass a name. No, He affirms both who you are and who He created you to be. And you will want to lift your head to answer as He calls you by name.”