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What’s After Your Name?

Kelly Schmidt

Ready:

“There was a believer in Joppa named Tabitha. She was always doing kind things for others and helping the poor.” Acts 9:36

Set:

Being an athlete is how God wired me. As I read the Bible, it helps me understand what it means with an athlete’s mindset. One of the things I try to do is recognize anytime something is repeated. If I see something twice I’ll start underlining that phrase or concept. I started noticing that when a person in the Bible is introduced, the name is often followed by a word or sentence describing that person. That word or description is what that person is known for to do this day.

Tabitha was known in her community for her kindness and helping the poor. Moses was described as more humble than any person on the earth. David was a man after God’s own heart. And Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus.

This made me think, if my teammates had to describe me in one word or sentence, what would they put? Is it something I’d be proud of or embarrassed of? We’ll all have something after our names that sums up the teammate we were or the person we end up becoming. The question is, what’s going to be after your name?

Go:

1. How would your teammates describe you?

2. How do you want to be remembered?

3. What things do you need to work on so you are remembered that way?

Workout:

• Numbers 12:3
• Acts 13:22
• Luke 6:16

Overtime:

“Lord, would I become more and more like You every day. And would I be remembered for the way I loved You and how I loved others.”