Me: "We aren't finding out, so we'll see!"
Stranger: "I'm betting boy. God wouldn't be so cruel."
This really happened. I actually receive similar remarks often, usually in earshot of my precious children...who were handpicked by God to be GIRLS, to be our DAUGHTERS, and to be SISTERS. If anyone has ever wondered if we had 2, 3, or now 4 children to "get our boy" I assure you that our only motivation was obedience to the Lord's plan and our ridiculous love for our current children. This would still be true if we had a gaggle of boys, had at least one of each genders, had experienced infertility, if the Lord had told us to adopt before having biological children, etc etc etc.
By the way, I exercised self-control and gently told this stranger that my girls are wonderful and we wouldn't change a thing. And afterwards I whispered to each of them, "Mommy and Daddy are so lucky to have you girls."
Moms (and dads)...delight in your children, whoever and however they are. Because the world is going to tell our kids that they are disappointing, that their worth is in what they have to offer, that they need to fit in a mold, that they should try harder...that they aren't enough.
These lies are so powerful because they twist this truth: we really aren't good enough.
BUT.
When Jesus is our Savior and Lord, we get to take on His identity. And He is so completely good enough.
God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and holy, and he freed us from sin. (1 Corinthians 1:30)
I'm praying this over my children tonight:
I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. (Ephesians 3:14-19)