If you really want to impress somebody, remember their name after you meet them. Its important, you know, to concentrate on somebodys name and then try to repeat it several times in the conversation, Yes, George. Its nice to meet you, George, and say hi to your family, George. Because see, theres nothing someone would rather hear than their own name. And theyll just think youre something really special if you can remember that name, because names are really important to peoples In fact, names are so important in our society that theyre protected by slander and liable laws. If someone publicly damages your name, and its something that isnt true and that they cant really defend, well that could be worth millions of dollars in a lawsuit. Your name is really important! Now, heres something to think about: what kind of reaction does your name bring when its brought up in a group of people? Maybe a group of people who know who you are, maybe a little, maybe a lot, but youre not in the room when your name comes up. Whats the reaction? See, Im sure that it makes people feel some way! Maybe theres laughter when they think of your name, or maybe theres respect. Maybe theres like a shrug of the shoulders, I dont know. Maybe it creates suspicion when they hear youre involved, or maybe theres tension, or maybe theres peace, confidence. Your name gets a reaction. Im Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about The Effect Your Name Has. Our word for today from the Word of God is about your name. Proverbs 22:1 says this: A good name is more desirable than great riches. To be esteemed is better than silver or gold. When the Bible talks about your name, its really talking about your reputation. What kind of reaction does your name or your reputation bring? Interesting thing about reputation, a good one takes a long time to get and a very short time to lose. And as you know, a bad reputation is very easy to get, and then later on it can be very hard to lose. In fact, Ive known people with a wonderful reputation - years that it took to build -and in a night, or a day, in one incident a reputation is lost. Its worth much sacrifice; its worth a lot of self-denial; a lot of self-discipline to protect your good name. Its the most valuable thing you have. Thats why our society protects it with laws. I think a good name, like the Bible talks about here, belongs to people that you can always expect certain things from. See how you measure up with this check list. First of all, you can always expect excellence in what they do. You dont have to wonder if its going to be shoddy work or if theyre going to give it a half-hearted effort. Excellence - theyre committed to doing it in the big things and the little things. Thats a good name. Secondly, people with a good name cause people to expect consistency from them; theyre faithful, they deliver. You know theyll be there, theyll have the same kind of quality, the same kind of commitment whether things are going bad, or whether theyre going well, or whether things are hard or easy, or whether theres money or not; theres going to be consistency. Thats a good name.Thirdly, theyre known for their judgment. They dont just jump into things; theyre not impulsive, theyre not glandular people, they ponder, they consider, they get the facts and they make responsible decisions that stand the test of time, not that just look good for a day, a week, or a month. And then a good name, well, I think it belongs to people who are known for the truth, for integrity. You can always believe, you can always trust what theyre saying; you dont have to divide it by two and try to get the truth or wonder if its really the facts. You can trust their word. Your good name? Man, its worth everything. Dont compromise it. Dont put a mark on anyone elses name either, because according to the Bible, if youve got a good name, youre a moral millionaire.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 14:10:49 +0000
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