When I was in the 4th grade I remember being on the play ground with my friends at school, and I was wearing, what I thought, was the coolest sweatshirt. I thought it was cool because, on the back of it, it said "Kritter", my nick name. Thinking back now, I wonder where the heck "Kritter" came from :) None the less, at the same time there was a new cereal that came out called "Crispy Critters" and the commercial had a catchy jingle to it - so all was good!
When I was in the 9th grade, one of the movies I was totally in to at the time, had a character named "Starr". So, I informed everybody at school, (no wonder I wasn't popular!) that my name was now Starr. It went over for about a week, until someone called my house and asked for Starr, and my Dad got really mad. I wondered what his problem was, and he told me. He said, "you're Mom and I picked out your name, because we love the name Krista". I didn't realize, that I had hurt his feelings.
Did you know that God has given you a name? Sometimes we go through life, and we're always trying to change it. I thought the name Krista was boring, because I didn't know anybody else who had it. The same way, God has given each of us a unique name.
Maybe, you don't really know the name that God has given you. You know what the world has called you. Before I was saved, I can tell you what the world called me. Krista, the partyer - Krista, the flirt - Krista, the insecure girl - Krista, the liar... But when I came to the Lord, I found out who I really was. Now, I am Krista, the beloved - Krista, the redeemed - Krista, the blessed!
What is you name? When you begin to find out who you really are in Christ, you will never want to change it!
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