In Kindergarten, I wanted to join the girls who played on the swingset every day…
In Middle School, I wanted to join the girls who seemed to understand what boys were all about…
In High School, I began to see that “joining” often meant losing something of yourself…
As a young mother, I wanted to join the ranks of women who not only survived, but thrived in raising their children…
As we approached our tenth wedding anniversary, I began to envision joining the couples who’d celebrated fiftieth anniversaries…
Join.
When you repeat it that many times you realize what an odd sounding word it is. I believe it is our inherit need for relationships that drives us to seek out belonging, but they are not always tied together.
As a mother to teens, I pray that our children do not always seek to join others.
As a thirty-something wife and mother, I realize there is only one thing I need to join.
God’s purpose for my life.
It’s slowly becoming more evident to me: mentoring and leading women, serving my family with grace, seeking Him daily.
Right there with you. I am realizing that the only person I need to join myself to is Him. If I do that, He will make everything else the way it is supposed to be.
yes! high school and joining. never the best combination.
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I really liked your definition of joining “inherit need for relationship”. Didn’t look at it like that. I really enjoyed your post. Stay blessed!
So true, we all want to belong, but belonging first and wholly to Him is where we find our worth and making. And high school/middle school belonging can truly be a selling of your soul.
“In High School, I began to see that “joining” often meant losing something of yourself…”
Oh, I wish my children would have understood that when they were teenagers. (They are all adults now.) It would have prevented so many of their mistakes. I guess I always thought that because I saw it, they would, too, but our kids are such different personalities with their own challenges.
I think it’s cool that you were so wise at such a young age.
I made my share of bad decisions, but I was blessed to have the Holy Spirit’s guidance during those years. I’ve always been heavy on logic too, so it just seemed dumb to me to do what a lot of other kids did! I pray every day that my kids will continue to see that perspective, it is tough for them today to avoid the many temptations.
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