Whats up with the name?

This started out as a joke but has really got me to thinking..... Have you ever been to Tellico Plains Tn ? If you happen to go be sure to take along some dramamine and chewing gum for it is a long winding way upwards. I have yet to figure out why they call it plains seeing that it is the top of a mountain. And better yet some one sent me an invitation to a wrap party.. its some kind of wrap that is supposed to take off inches. If i were to use it they will have to call it the mummy, cause I would want them to wrap me from head to toe! ( no offense if the person who sent the invite is reading this.) This one is my personal favorite a woman's magazine that promises how to take off 10 lbs in 2 weeks or how to melt off inches and eat any thing you want and on the same cover have pics and tear out recipes for "make any day better brownies". Kinda a double standard dontcha think? (refer to mag pic) So this is where the thinking started... I was reading the other night in Romans 2:21-24 (read it) it talks about teaching other people and not ourselves it says that it dishonourest God! When people look at me do they see the name I wear "JESUS" or do they see something else? So many people to day label themselves as Christians but do not bear the fruit thereof! If we are Christians that simply means to be Christ like. When people look at me I want them to see him! How do I get there by simply creating a relationship with Him! Growing up church was all about rules and regulations, things I could and couldn't do, say, go or wear. I never really created a real relationship Jesus. So now that leaves me a couple steps behind right? Well maybe not, it did instill in me a standard that separates me from the world. But the difference now is I do it because I want to be pleasing to Christ, not because its a code I have to follow. I do it out of Love! I love Jesus and the way I live is just a small way I can show him that I do. I do not begrudge my raising, I am honored to have been raised in the home I was, but this is something mom and dad cant do for me. I want to wear His name with pride and I don't want people to be asking ... Hey whats up with the name?