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I am a homeschooling mama to three kiddos, a coffee lover and a Jesus follower. I have become a stereotype (for real- there are even t-shirts made for people like me!). I am very proud of that fact actually. I feel like my whole life I have been trying to fit into a mold that I just couldn’t squeeze into. I wasn’t the size I wanted to be, the beauty I envied, the personality that people loved. I didn’t think I had any incredible talents or gifts that I thought I needed for people to like me.
Long story short- I have learned that I wasted WAY TOO MUCH time trying to fit that mold. I did it as a teenager, a college student, a single adult, as I dated, when I got married and as I started having kids. It has only been in the last few years that several different people and a good therapist helped me to realize that God created me in His own image, He made me unique, He made me to be ME. By trying to fit into a mold and looking down at myself I was doing a disservice to God. I was doubting Him and saying He did something wrong because I wasn’t like other people.
Ok, so back to me being proud of being a stereotype…. I’m proud because THAT is who I am. I LOVE my kiddos and I love homeschooling them. I do drink entirely too much coffee. My desire in life is to follow and obey Jesus Christ who is my Lord and Savior. That is the broad brush strokes of who I am. We will get into the nitty gritty some other time.
I want to challenge you to embrace who God has made you to be. Too often we live our lives for other people- instead of for the one who created us. Let go and let God- yes, it’s a cheesy saying but there is so much truth in it. When we finally recognize that God made us special we can feel peace and hope and confidence. God chose us. He loves us. He wants us. How incredible that truth is!
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” -Psalm 139:13-14