Abby and I were in deep conversation the other day…..discussing just WHO is “Grandma”???? 
I was trying to explain to her that “Grandma” is MY “Mommy”.
The conversation went something like this…..
“No, she is ‘Grandma’, silly! ”
“Yes, she is Grandma, but she is MY Mommy.”
“NO, she is Grandma. ”
“Yes….. she is Grandma, but she is MY MOMMY.”
Hmmmmm………….. a new approach was needed.
“OK, Abby. Sometimes we have 2 names. You know, Ashley is YOUR sister, but she is my daughter.
I’m her mommy.”
“No….. she is “SWEETIE,” silly!”
SIGH……..
We can go by many different “names.” Sometimes these labels are welcomed- mother, daughter, sister, friend…..
Other times, the world puts on us names we do not want to keep- failure, loser, not-good-enough, worthless, ugly, fat….
We also have names that God calls us that we must never forget– chosen, beloved, precious, redeemed, forgiven….
The next time the world tries to fix a label on you, reject it and call yourself what God calls you- LOVED.
“Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are Mine.” Isaiah 43:1
Father God, thank You for loving me so much. Thank You for calling me by name. Lord, I pray that You would silence those voices that would try to name me something else. Help me to remember that I am named by YOU. YOU call me by name and those names are Precious, Child, Beloved…. I love You, Lord! In Jesus’ Name we pray. Amen.
I’ve had the same conversation with my daughter. Took a while, but she finally got it. What a great reminder that we should see ourselves as God sees us.
Thank you for sharing this sweet conversation with your daughter. You are right, we have a label from our Heavenly Father; I will try to remember this when someone labels me differently.
This makes me smile 🙂 Thanks for the reminder!