Moses said to the Lord "Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never been eloquent neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue." The Lord said to him, "Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Is it not I, The Lord? Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say." Exodus 4:10-12
As a single mother of 5 I have 3 of them that are amazingly unique. One has Asperger’s Syndrome, Once has Autism Spectrum Disorder (moderate) and one had ADD. My house is quite colorful with different emotions, behaviors and forgetfulness on a regular. Its a wonder that I have’t gone insane, but it is by God’s grace that my mind hasn’t gotten the best of me however, I am not ashamed to say that I’ve been anxious every time they have a birthday now that they are getting older.
My biggest worry is will my youngest ever be able to live on his own, will people bully him when he goes to middle school and high school because kids today are mean and he is a sweet boy that is very easily influenced by good and bad because he barely understands the difference. It’s an uncomfortable feeling. My son with ADD is so forgetful that if his head wasn’t attached to his neck, it would be left on top of his dresser every morning before school. Lastly my daughter she is anti social and everything around her gives her anxiety. I worry that she won’t be able to navigate the world without a breakdown.
Everything that I am feeling I am sure that other parents have these same feelings as well. I was reading my bible in a year one morning and this time when I ready the story about Moses a lightbulb went off in my head. This is why I love the Bible, it truly is alive and God certainly speaks to us through it. Out of all the times I read the story about Moses at the burning bush and all the plagues that God brought to the house of Pharaoh and the Egyptian community, but this time something stuck out.
Moses was slow of speech and tongue! Yet God used him to drive the Israelites out of Egypt. His name has been known throughout generation to generation. The beautiful part of the beginning of Moses’s ministry, when he questioned God in the NIV version of Exodus 4:11 the Lord says “Who gives human beings their mouths? who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Is it not I, the Lord? Now go; I will help you speak and teach you what to say. God reassured Moses help and the Lord did exactly that by giving him Aaron, his brother.
This part of scripture gave me more peace than what I have felt over the past year, especially for my youngest son. God can still use my children right where they are. He created them diverse and unique and he has a special plan for their lives. He will also send the help that they need to accomplish his good works and I am a strong believer that he can and will do just that. I may not know what the future holds but I do know that God loves us and he can do the same thing for our children as he did for Moses and we have to be confident and have peace, knowing that he is in full control.
Happily Ever Amber 