“All the families of the earth will be blessed through your offspring.” —Acts 3:25
The most important family God has brought into my life is my biological family. I’ve been blessed to be part of a large and growing “clan.” Though geographically scattered and far from perfect, it’s a source of great joy and blessing— I love hearing a little voice on the other end of the phone saying, “Hey, Aunt Nancy!”
Sometimes being part of a family means sacrificing our own agenda to be available to meet another’s needs. It requires a willingness to bear others’ burdens. Yet the greater the investment we’re willing to make on our family’s behalf, the greater will be the fruit that results.
It’s no accident that you and I belong to the specific family whose name and genes we share. In His infinite wisdom, God selected precisely the combination of individuals whose strengths and weaknesses He knew would help shape us into the men and women He made us to be. We cannot selfishly cut ourselves off from our families without forfeiting a measure of God’s intended blessing and fullness.
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Singled Out for Him: Embracing the gift, the blessings, and the challenges of singleness
©2023 Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth
Scripture taken from The CSB
Make it Personal
How has God blessed you through the family He chose for you? How can you be a blessing to that family today?