Your Name - A Gift & A Legacy

I see Pastor Rob has made me infamous, LOL. If I'm not careful, I'll end up with a bad name. Speaking of names, I've been thinking a lot about that since I've been lurking around myspace.com...

People of all ages use names that may or may not relate to their real life monikers. Many of the "spaces" are delightful. Mozart has several spaces, some great, some less than great. But no matter whether the content is from the gutter of below, or the glitter of above, each space says something about its owner and his or her family.

I see some and pray the family could see it, for it honors the upbringing of that person. I see some and pray the parents will see and demand a cleanup. Some are trashing their own names and their family names. I feel truly sad for those folks.

For a long while, I never liked my "given" name: Iona? I called myself Elizabeth! But now I am older and wiser and I like the name I was given. I use it unaltered for my space, on my websites, etc... like I said, it's a good name and I'm gonna take good care of it.

I am proud of my sur name or family name. I don't want my words or deeds to cheapen the name of my husband and his family or the name of my parents. Do you?

Lastly, for the believers out there, we all bear a name, Christian. We bear a responsibility to honor and protect that name. Language or graphics unworthy of Jesus should not be found on our lips or in our lives... and certainly not even in our hearts.

Have a wonderful weekend all!