Philippians 2:9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

I asked with all honesty of my friends, “What would you like to have people say about you?” It was an honest question. I only got one reply. That really got me to thinking about the question itself.

Proverbs 22:1 22 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches,

We don’t really get to choose what other people think about us. People will never think about me what I would like to have them think. No matter what I do, people’s perceptions are not within my control. One might say I am wise and another might say I am smug. One might say I am perceptive, another might call me judgmental. I can be innovative and vain within the same setting.

Do I concern myself with what people say about me? Not really, but I do care about the image I project. I had a thought in my mind when I asked the question. Some might say of me, “He only asks so he can show off.” In their minds that might be a fair thought, I cannot control that. I know what was on my mind and honestly, it isn’t within your control to make it true.

“Jesus knows him.”

That’s what I’d like people to say about me. The reason is simple and is contained within the thought patterns of Philippians 2, to the glory of God the Father. The reasoning is simple. You cannot say a thing like that about me without a personal relationship with Jesus yourself. That’s the only thing that really matters.

I don’t know you are the most painful of all words.