The page loads slowly because the content is dense and full of information. Scanning over the webpage, there’s anย abrupt stop on a picture which looks familiar, but the name causes me to stop, drop, and roll. Not because I was practicing my firesafety skills but because I stopped what I was doing, dropped my forehead on my desk, and rolled with laughter.
Christians claim to want humility, but when push comes to shove, I’m not sure we mean it. It sounds really good in group prayer or in a silent monologue with the Creator of heaven and earth. You know like, Dear Lord, remove all selfish pride and may humility be my cloak, or something crazy like that.
Yeah, just be careful what you pray for.
A standard email from a conference coordinator formally thanked me while exclaiming he was excited to host such a distinguished group of speakers and teachers. We were instructed to send a bio and picture to him to be added to the website so the guest could learn about the men and women he values as peers. Very sweet.
Another email arrived a week later stating the website had been completed and visited by many of the attendees. With the conference only weeks away, each speaker was encouraged to visit the website and dialogue with confirmed guests. The highlighted URL linked me to a page with black and white photos of speaker’s faces, most of whom were recognizable.
As I scrolled down the page, I saw my picture and a name. In 2.5 seconds I mentally reminded myself that not only does God know every hair on my head like Isaiah tells me, but He also knows my name. My correct name. It’s a good thing because the last name attached to my bio and head-shot was NOT my name. Nope, not even close. I’m pretty sure there’s a Bianca Garcia in the world, buuuuut it’s just not me. ๐
I laughed. No, honestly I did. God has a funny way of reminding me I’m nobody. No matter what people tell me or how flattering some may be with words, I know the only One who really matters knows my name. And spells it correctly.
For those who are on this journey with me, no matter how long I blog, write, speak, or teach, remind me a. God loves me, b. He knows my name, and c. no one needs to know my name… they just need to hear the message.
In The Name of Love,
Bianca Garcia
๐
Hey Bianca!! Ii is Sonia again, with her same poor english but no more ashamed lol.
Your post of today it's exactly what the preacher (there is the women's conference in my church since yesterday, and it will finish saturday night) said at the last session of today:
She talked about the fact that everyone should occupied his place in the body that we all are…Not in order to glorified oneself, but in order to serve the others and please God!
She said that what's matter is not the fact that the others give you a title or express any thankfulness. The real matter is the fact that God anointed you to do what you're doing, and delights in you for that aswell.
To illustrate this, she shared this part of her life with us: Her husband is a well known pastor in England. She's been married to him for 30 years now and serves as a preacher almost since the same time. Without her being a pastor…
One day, she were at a pastors' wives conference when one of them said to her: How do you feel about the fact that people call your husband "pastor" and not you, while you both make the same work?
She said it was the 1st time that such an idea (be jealous of the title of her husband) was presented to her…She answered to that woman with all sincerity: "seriously, I've never thought anything about it. It's just something "normal" or "usual" and I've nothing to think of it!".
Then, an eldest woman who was there said to her: My daughter, Men give title, God anointed"…
Have a great day Bianca Garica Olthoff!!! Mom
Ha!
In addition to the Master Blaster and Matt, I love you too.
He knows your name and all your pet names too, Bibi.
Your message resonates in our hearts because you always point to the One who is Love in the Flesh.
Miss you,
C
Garcia, Juarez its all the same thing! haha thats funny. Go
od blog reminder for many of us today. Have a safe trip back.
Ms. Garcia, ๐
That's hilarious. My last name gets mangled all the time when someone writes it down from being heard. (If I had a dime for the number of junk mail sent to Mr. Wart I'd be a very rich man and have a Freeze-Away endorsement deal.) It used to really bother me but now I just laugh it off.
I just wonder where he got Garcia. It's not even close to your real maiden name.
that's funny…it is a great reminder that it's all God and not us doing anything…have a great weekend!
GREAT post. I couldn’t agree more. I’m so fed up with this world we live in and everyone being a “rockstar” or celebrity. It’s just ridiculous. I gave a girl on Twitter a hard time last night for calling me a celebrity. It just doesn’t do anything but inflate egos. That’s the last thing we need…
Hey Jeremy! Thanks for the comment. It look me a second to place "CowFart" but then I remembered the awesome photographer who gave me a cute little bird at Catalyst ๐ That was so sweet. Your birds are awesome. [Not really, but I think it was hilarious you actually delivered what you said you would.]
Glad the wedding went well this weekend! Annie told me y'all were going and I was kept up virtually through your tweets ๐ So nice meeting you!
I am thankful for you! Thankful that you KIR, have a fabulous sense of humor, and live a life of LOVE that exemplifies how Christ followers *should* live.
Thanks for all you do, and for how you do it with grace and humility! ๐
Bianca, I have not personally met you but I read your blogs and let me tell you, you point out many of the things most of us think of but rather not say. I had a similar experience with my last name. My ex-husband wrote the wrong one… yeah apperently he forgot it. Well it bothered me some what because I knew the intent behind it. Now that you wrote this it brought such joy to my life that, Yes indeed God does know how many hairs I have and most certainly He knows my name and the right one. lol Praise God for your openess and ability to see what others may not. Be blessed!
Thanks for the comment Ana! So awesome we could connect like this ๐
hahahahaha wow. You should just make it official. Bianca Juarez Garcia Olthoff.
๐ Love you!
Thats awesome ! I would have laughed too ๐ Love your blog !
Thanks for the comment Lauren! So awesome we could connect like this ๐ Great photos by the way. I will say I'd feel weird with a camera in the delivery room with me! You might document something heinous!!! ๐
Oh Bianca this is so good!! ๐ God has been reminding me of this as well. It's so easy to become "puffed up" and big headed in our culture, since our society tells us that it's all about us so when it comes down to what it's really all about it sometimes hard to do. God has been teaching me that I really am a nobody trying to tell somebody about Him. Great job, Bianca! I really needed this reminder today! Love you and have a great weekend!!! ๐
Dear Ms. Garcia ๐
oh, to remain the messenger of the Message – and never seek to become the message itself
brilliant
thank you
That's too funny! And thanks for the great reminder that HE knows my name…and that's really all that matters!
Haha! One of my best friends is named Bianca Garcia! I'm happy to share that she's a wonderful woman, just like I'm sure you are too! ๐
LOL! your name always gets butchered. i remember one time when you spoke at a youth event and they printed your name on hundreds of flyers as guest speaker "Bianca Suarez" hehe.
-mary
MarBear!!!!! Oh my gosh, yes. Better yet, I was at a women's event and they insisted calling me Blanca. After three times of telling them my name was Bianca, I just gave up and responded to Blanca when they called my name.
Love you! Give Danny a hug for me ๐
haha ๐
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1c2OfAzDTI
HILARIOUS!!! So right.
Oh my goodness… that's HILARIOUS. But so fitting for me at this moment in time. I've been doing photography for a couple of years now and while I'm no J* (wink), God has started opening doors that I never imagined could even be opened. Some friends have commented about how my career is taking off or that I'm a professional now. It's flattering, really. But, no! I'm still no one in the grand scheme of things. I told a friend just last night that I need the people in my life to call me out on things, tell me when I'm being an idiot or a jerk and to continue to help me be a better person. If I'm not continually looking to the One who knows my name then everything I do is meaningless. I'm just thankful that God is bigger than what we do and that our identity is found in Him and His Son! Thanks for posting this… and for being so real.
Juarez, Garcia, Hernandez, Lopez…least it was in the right ethnic group…LOL! Now Olthoff, that should be an interesting one in your future speaking engagements. All in love. God Bless. ๐
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