Every morning it’s the same thing. I type in my phone number, scan my card, and she smiles brightly, Good morning, Brianna. Have a great workout!
I corrected her for awhile, but after countless times of misguided references from Bernice to Beatrice, Brianna has been the one that has stuck. I’ve capitulated and respond to her now with a nod and a smile. But that’s not my name.
After months of getting it wrong, I have accepted the names she has called me. I stopped correcting her and started accepting a name that wasn’t my own. I allowed her to name me.
The name given to me by my creators [mom and dad] and Creator [God] has been replaced by the created. But don’t we all do this? Don’t we all accept in one form or another labels and names people have given us?
- Stupid
- Fat
- Dumb
- Useless
- Ugly
- Poor
Love this!!! So true and I think it would a nice touch to sing her that song after you correct her about your name. 😉 Love you B!!
Ha ha! Would love to see that!
I loved some teaching I heard recently which reminded me…in the beginning God allows Adam and Eve to name all the animals…but He names them…He gives them their identity and value! x
Love!!! My name gets all jumbled up by a few all the time…and it’s only 5 letters!!! I hope you do sing that song as you leave or as you come in. To provide great customer service you should really pay attention to the customer! =)
Two things:
1) ALL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL I said hi to the kid with the locker below me. “Hi Tim.” And he would reply “Hi Tim.” I didn’t get it, but whatever. FInally, four years later, I asked “Why do you always say Hi Tim back to me???” “Why do YOU say Hi Tim to me everyday?” “What? Because that’s your name. Why else?” “Um, actually my name is RYAN.” Oops.
2) We clearly share a brain because my post today is a lot like yours. 🙂
I cracked up reading this. it is true how we let people name us,but not only that…we let them speak ugly lies and hate into our lives.
I LOLed thinking about her jaw dropping as you sing the song to her…please dance along with it. lol
You are beautiful!
You are loved!
You are valuable!
You are bold!
You are capable!
Thank you!
of all the names you could be called, BRIANNA seems like a compliment to me. 😉
Lol right now 😉 I have to say there are worse names than Briana. And Starbucks often puts Bianca on my cup…just sayin
You is Smart. You is Kind. You is Important. Thank you for the reminder BIANCA. 🙂
I have a friend who has called me “Martha” for the past 10 years. She knows that’s not my name and yet continues to call me that. I’ve accepted it.. It’s not my name but i love her 🙂
LOVED this post, BRIANNA! 😀
I love the things that happen to you, they make great stories to share! The other day I went to the grocery store after a run. I was disgustingly sweaty and smelly. This guy makes eye contact with me and asks if I had just been working out. I told him yes. He then asks if I was one of the New Years people!! It took me a second and then I said no, it is apart of my daily lifestyle. Later, I made the connection to my daily lifestyle relationship with Christ and how it “looks” to others.
I also made the connection to what not to say to woman if you are trying to pick them up! Ha!
Brianna, I feel you. People call me Rachel and Rebecca all the time. I’m pretty sure my Grandfather named me Raquel!
As for the self-given, Satan-whispered names… boy, do I stumble on those. Just yesterday, after talking with someone, I felt that heavy blanket named “Dumb” come over me. I had to go to the Word of God and be reminded that I am not dumb in Him. But I am made whole by Him, wisdom is given in Him and by Him and the opinion of others pale in comparison to what God thinks of me.
Hi! I found your blog fairly recently and pop in every now and then. I really enjoy what you have to say. I decided that this year (sort of a resolution) that I would not be such a secret follower of blogs and comment on the blogs I follow instead of just commenting to myself about them. So, hear I am.
This topic seems to be on my mind a lot lately. Not only do we allow others to define us, we too can define ourselves with negative self-talk. I am guilty of this. I can have such negative self-talk, and I tend to believe it. When in reality, it is lies the enemy wants me to believe about myself. Instead, I need to be filling my mind with the truth, that I am a daughter of The King. I am royalty, made in His image.
Here’s to getting a rein on the negative self-talk and filling my mind with positive truths.
Amen!!!
God bless you and love you forever!