One of the best sayings I’ve heard as a mom is, “You are the perfect parent for your kids.”
Each time I’ve had to navigate a tricky decision with education, medical interventions, or social situations, this has been so comforting to me.
I’m not a perfect mom.
But I’m the perfect mom for my kids.
And I don’t even think that this means I’ll always make the perfect decisions with my kids.
It doesn’t mean that I already have the perfect knowledge for how to raise them.
But I am the perfect mom to receive personal revelation to give my kids the mortal experiences that they will thrive in best here on earth.
I’ve been prompted to follow my gut instincts.
I’ve had concepts come to my mind that I learned years ago in a child development class.
I’ve had promptings to ask other parents for their experiences and opinions.
I’ve pleaded with the Lord.
I think about Esther in that moment when she realized all her people, her friends, her family relations, were about to be put to death.
The pressure seems like too much. How could she do this? She wasn’t that uniquely special or qualified?!
And Mordecai’s comforting words to her?
“Who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14)
He implied that she was in the perfect place with her unique experiences to solve the problem in front of her.
She was the perfect person to receive personal revelation from the Lord on what she should do and how she should do it.
She was the perfect person to act in the ways that she knew best.
And it all yielded the best results.
We aren’t perfect in any title that we claim.
There is only one person who was.
But when we turn to Him and plead for direction and promptings, we become the perfect people for the tasks placed in front of us.
Happy Studying!
-Cali Black
