Day Twenty-Five –
Don’t Question the Potter
How foolish can you be? He is the
Potter, and he is certainly greater than you, the clay! Should the created thing say of the one who made it, “He didn’t make
me”? Does a jar ever say, “The potter who made me is
stupid”? (Isaiah 29:16)
Have you ever thought, “well if God made my sister or
brother this way then things would be better.” Or question God by saying, “Why
did you make my sibling like this!?
”
That has happened in our home and I am pretty sure it could
have happened in yours as well. Each person is knit together by God with
different personalities, character traits, skillsets, and even conditions. An
example of a condition is their biological make up qualifying them to have
autism, adhd, an illness, or various things.
No matter the make up the Potter who is God has crafted and
made them perfectly. As we grow in Him we will start to change by dying more to
our selfish desires and seeking Him first however personalities rarely change.
Conditions rarely change. Skillsets rarely change. This is because we are all
made uniquely to fulfill different roles God has in store for us.
It is wrong to question God about His planning and making
of our sibling(s). This is hard to understand sometimes especially if they are
dead set on annoying you or giving you a hard time. The good thing in it is
that God does not waste anything. He uses those experiences to mold you more
into the person He wants you to be. So don’t question the potter in defiance.
Cry out to Him and ask for understanding if you must but know His ways are
good.
Today’s Action
List the hardest thing you deal with when relating to your sibling(s).
Talk over ways to make relating easier regarding the thing that is hard. Seek
to understand one another though you may be very different.
Parent’s Action
Help them see their strengths and weaknesses today. Help them see how
they can complement one another through these.
Monday, June 25, 2012
30 Day Sibling Challenge - Day Twenty-Five
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