{"id":267,"date":"2009-06-10T16:45:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-10T16:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chadstutzman.net\/?p=267"},"modified":"2009-06-10T16:45:00","modified_gmt":"2009-06-10T16:45:00","slug":"who-knows-your-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chadstutzman.com\/?p=267","title":{"rendered":"Who Knows Your Name?"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of my favorite songs on my iPod is Boston by Augustana. It came out in the summer of 2007. Here are some of the lyrics:<\/span><\/p>\n

You don\u2019t know me and you don\u2019t even care <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

You don\u2019t know me and you don\u2019t wear my chains<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

I think I\u2019ll go to Boston<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019ll think I\u2019ll start a new life<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

I think I\u2019ll start it over <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Where no one knows my name<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

I think that I\u2019m just tired <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

I think I need a new town <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

To leave this all behind <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Cause you don\u2019t know me and you don\u2019t even care<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

You don\u2019t know me and you don\u2019t wear my chains<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

No one knows my name<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n


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If you listen carefully you can hear the pain. We all crave to be known, for people to know our name and to be accepted and loved. When that is missing in our lives we want to disappear, because we already feel invisible. Many people are feeling this way. Feeling lost, hurt, broken like no one cares. Even the smallest thing can convey to a person that they matter, that they are worth noticing.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n


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If you are feeling like no one cares, it sounds intriguing to go to a new city and start over, however all of your baggage goes with you. It won’t be long until some of the same old patterns start popping up again. That is why it is so important to work through your conflicts, your hurts, your hangups and your bad habits.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n


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This song is also a reminder to all of us to pay attention to the people around us. Are you interested enough in the people you meet to remember their names. Calling someone by name is huge. We all love to hear our own names. This is an area I can certainly work on. I have my good days and my bad days. Mostly we struggle with peoples names, because we are not really listening to the people we meet and really don’t care. We are usually too busy to take the time to get to know someone. When you get to know them, you remember their names.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n


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This week try to call more people by name. Reach out and do something kind for someone. Make an investment in the life of someone you may not have noticed before. Maybe its the quiet guy at work or the elderly lady in your neighborhood.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n


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Also don’t run from your baggage, face it and deal with it. Get involved in a small group, take the initiative to get connected with other people. Just like “Cheers” used to say on TV – We all want to go where everyone knows your name. Find a church that you feel is accepting and inviting. The really cool thing is that God knows each of our names, he never forgets.
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One of my favorite songs on my iPod is Boston by Augustana. It came out in the summer of 2007. Here are some of the lyrics: You don\u2019t know me and you don\u2019t even care You don\u2019t know me and you don\u2019t wear my chains I think I\u2019ll go to Boston I\u2019ll think I\u2019ll start … <\/p>\n

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