I had a boss that carried a leather wallet that had so many holes that he could take money out without unfolding it! I would always hassle him about buying a new wallet and he would always respond “My name isn’t Rockafeller! I can’t afford to!”
Having the responsibility of shepherding a family of six is no small task. Throw on top of it that they are all females and it is enough to make your head spin! Just mastering the female language makes me long for the days of first period Mandarin Chinese! For example if your son came home from school and said “I started today” I would give him a hive five and congratulate him on finally making the first string in soccer. That is NOT the proper response to your daughter coming home and telling you that!
Females see, think, and respond differently than males. They watch my actions from a different perspective and those actions shape them in ways much deeper than most care to imagine.
I often struggle with feeling Ill-equipped to handle this post. Ephesians 1:11 says ” Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God,* for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work out according to his plan. ” As a Christian I have been inherited into God’s family. Just as being in the Rockafeller family gives one financial resources and economic strength, my inheritance into God’s family give me access to all the tools or resources I could possibly need to live up to my position as shepherd of my family. I can do this!!!
