What's in a name?

What is your name? What do you call yourself?

My name is Charmaine. It means, a song or a songstress. Nice hey? My parents didn't know what it meant when they chose it for me, they just liked the sound of it!

What does your name mean to you? What do you call yourself?

It's meaning may not bear any special significance, but that's really not what I'm asking. What do you call yourself? I used to call myself many things. One of the most frequent was, stupid. I had a complex of feeling dumb. Anytime someone responded with an answer quicker than me, I thought it was because I wasn't smart enough. Many other names I allowed myself to be called. Idiot. Failure. Ugly. That's just to name a few. So, again I ask. Whats your name?

Are you called, Strength? Brave? Maybe, Powerful? Fearless? Unstoppable?

If any of those are your name, I commend you! More power to you! Bravo! But... If you find that you've called yourself unspeakable things. Things that only you yourself will ever know... May I make a humble suggestion? What about the name,

Loved?

Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are mine...

For I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Saviour;

I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your stead. Since you are Precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you.

Isa 43:1-4