Paul, by the Spirit, addresses the household of faith thusly:
Therefore, as GOD'S CHOSEN PEOPLE, HOLY and DEARLY LOVED. Col. 3:12a
And Peter writes: But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR GOD'S OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. 1 Pet. 2:9
These words/names are not spoken frivolously. They express that stature and substance for which Christ purchased us. They are identifiers that correspond to, and qualify us for our magnificent calling. If we timidly refuse to accept the identity God sees for us, we cannot know or have the reality it conveys.

Look in a mirror or into our Creator’s face and declare His revelation of the facts. Put aside how you may feel about it. Adjust to a personal identity that aligns with and embraces His view. Say it, sing it, pray it, love it, meditate in it, believe it, relish it, and give thanks for it . . . relent not until the Spirit renews and conforms and unites your inner life to these living words.
Refuse admission to every word, thought, or notion that contradicts God’s declaration about you. Project this honorable and favorable identity to everyone you encounter.
These words God speaks over us are Heaven’s substance. They forge our identity and our destiny. They are not injected intravenously. They are made ours through the deliberate and vigorous fight of faith, or, by the simple agreement of our 'yes and thank You'.

Recall Gideon hiding from the Midianites in the winepress . . . it was there that the angel of the Lord greeted him, saying: The Lord is with you, O Mighty Man of Valor. Gideon gagged on the name and it caught in his throat. Swallowing was difficult and it gave him an upset self image. In short order, though, Gideon did strike the Midianites as one man.

Gideon had always lived by the name, Least in My Father's House, and so wished for God to intervene for Israel. God wasn't having it. He had chosen His man. Hearing God call his name, Mighty Man of Valor, did not make Gideon so. It quickened the truth God had originally planted in him. When Gideon learned and believed what he heard, he became who he was. Now, his exploits and his name were indistinguishable.

Our Father keeps calling us names, because He knows who we really are. When we hear them, let us boldly say, “I am who God says I am. I am happy to be so.”

Bob Weidman