Who I represent!

I have been thinking a lot lately.  I know frightening eh??

I was thinking about something someone said recently saying there is comfort in being a victim, and in self pity.  It made me think about names.  Have patience, you'll understand in a second...  :)  

God places a strong significance on names, to the point He renamed people.  That brought me to think of the names I have called myself.  Unworthy, ugly, failure etc. I know you understand the whole "representing" thing with gangs.  People have to represent their gang colours, and their "boys".  It made me realize that all those names I called myself were causing me to "represent" those "gangs".  I don't have to represent any of the demons that would cause me to act in a particular way any longer.  I don't have to be named those worthless names any longer.  I have been made new, I have a new name.  I carry the name of my Father, and He has named me friend, daughter, a member of the Royal Priesthood among a few...  These are the names I choose to "represent"!  Jesus made a way through His blood, and His sacrifice for me to be bought out from under that slavery of those "gangs".  I am free!  

I realized that when we name ourselves, or have been named by others those negative names, we put ourselves in situations that confirm those names.  If our name is victim we put ourselves in situations to be victimized.  If we name ourselves useless, we become useless, only confirming in our minds that in fact we are a victim, we are useless.  Until we kick those "gangs" out we cannot represent the One who can rename us, and make us new.   Repentance,  deliverance and washing in the truth of the Word is the only way to be free and to allow the name the Lord has given us to become who we are. 

Ask Him He will be happy to tell you His name for you...

Some muddled thoughts from my mushy brain,

Jeannie~