One of the descendants of Judah was a man named Jabez. Not much is said about him, except for a prayer he uttered (1 Chronicles 4:10), and before the Bible tells us his prayer, we learn this about him,

Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain” (1 Chronicles 4:9).

His mother may have bore him in pain more than his brothers, but the way he lived brought honor. She named him Jabez, which means, “He will cause pain,” believing that her carrying and birthing of him indicated the kind of person he would be, but his life reversed the meaning of his name.

What does your name mean? If it is something good, are you living up to it? If it has a negative connotation, what are you doing to reverse it?