Oneka McClellan

“Sometimes we just replay those old labels like a broken record. Our thoughts try to hold us captive so we’ll become enslaved to them. But God wants to bring us freedom. In Rome, slaves had a single name and when a slave was freed, they usually kept their slave name and adopted their former owner’s name. For example, a Roman inscription tells us that a man named Publius Larcius freed a male slave who was then called Publius Larcius Nicia.[7] The freed slave kept his slave name even though he had a new name. Sometimes, when God is trying to give us a brand-new name, we just add our slave name to it instead of walking in our free name.”
― Oneka McClellan, Born Royal: Overcoming Insecurity to Become the Woman God Says You Are

“God has called us each by name, and what beautiful names they are. I want to urge you to open your heart now for a minute, and as you read the names that God calls you, I really hope you’ll slow down and let them settle deep into your identity. This is how the God of the universe sees you: Saved[10] Righteous[11] The Light of the World[12] Redeemed[13] Loved[14] Chosen[15] Overcomer[16] Daughter of God[17] These are just a few of the incredible names God has given you. Read that list again, and consider which of these true names feel easy for you to carry and which feel like they don’t quite fit. Bring the ones that don’t quite fit yet to the Lord, and ask Him to help you believe His words until they become part of who you are.”
― Oneka McClellan, Born Royal: Overcoming Insecurity to Become the Woman God Says You Are