Mom Heart Moments #295

As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. Whoever speaks, is to do so as one who is speaking the utterances of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies.

MY CHILDREN ARE VASTLY DIFFERENT from one other —in personality, looks, body type, preferences, growth and development, intelligence, and skills. To compare them or discipline them the same way or expect them all to behave the same would place undue pressure on them —and me, as the mom!

When Sarah was a little girl, if I just glanced the least bit disapprovingly in her direction, she would immediately repent of whatever she was doing. Joel, my abstract child, would often be in his own thoughts and totally oblivious to the fact I had been talking to him. Nathan was my confident, strong-willed child, and his extroversion and active little mind and body required a different focus. Joy, self-sufficient and calm, was very intuitive about our expectations as well as being full of her own.

I was praying about an issue with my children one day, and the Lord made it very clear to me that they would be used by Him in different ways to reach different people. Sarah leans more to the introverted-intellectual side of things; Joel is an artist and musician; Nathan is quite gregarious and people oriented, and is a performer, actor, and musician; Joy loves speaking, being involved in ministry, and influencing people. Each child has had their own Achilles’ heel, of course, but as long as each is progressing in his or her heart, I validate their unique personalities and design.

Take a moment today to write down and rejoice in some of the ways each member of your family is unique!