Thursday, December 1, 2011

Replica of whom?

Living in a world full of uncertainties can be dreadful enough without the added need to be someone's identical copy.  After all these years of speaking to different women there is always one subject that comes up, and that is loss of identity.  No matter how often we hear women say that they don't need to be like anyone else the reality is that women are constantly trying to replicate someone's attitude, fashion or lifestyle.  I'm by no means am implicating that you shouldn't try to follow someone's good example but because of my past experiences I'm trying to explain that don't get lost in being someone else and completely loose who God created you to be.
If we believe in this unique amazing God than we have to believe that He didn't create two people with identical personalities.  What makes God's creation (us) unique is the fact that no two people are the same.  We all have different gifts that contribute to God's perfect plan for our lives. 
I remember trying so much to be like the women that i was surrounded by in our church community that i lost a sense of self and even worth.  I tried for so long to be like someone else that i always felt that i didn't have much worth especially since i felt that i was never close enough to be like the women that inspired me. 
  It is a great peaceful feeling to be happy in your own shoes.  To like yourself.  I'm not saying not to strive to be more godly but like yourself for who God called you to be. 
Aspire for great things, find what makes you unique unlike anyone else and grow in that gift that God gave you. 
Being happy with whom God created me to be allowed me to start enjoying life and my family.  As a mom even sometimes we try to compare our parenting to other mom's and even with that we have to be careful with.  We should certainly take tips but don't frustrate yourself to run your house like someone else does, find what makes you and your family happy and work with that.
As a wife don't try to build your relationship with your husband as a copy of another person's relationship.  Find what works for you and build upon that.  Your husband isn't like the husband of someone else so what might work for your friend might not work in your marriage. 
Don't waste time in trying to change your spouse or your children.  Love them for who they are and if there is anything that you feel needs changing pray about it instead of nagging your family members. 
Live one day at a time and enjoy each day!  don't allow your list of things you want to accomplish to ruin the joy you should be having each day.  Believe and trust that God will grant you the grace you need to accomplish what you need to do today without worrying what needs to be done tomorrow.

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