Realizing You're Different

So, every superhero has to come to terms with being different. You've known this all your life but there come points of struggle to be "normal". No one understands and conventional thinking just doesn't seem to fit. Something must be wrong with me. During this struggle, the realization that you are a superhero sets in. With it is the realization that "normal" is not just difficult but impossible for you. There is a sense of relief and dread at the same time. My first point of struggling came when I got married.

For me, I always knew I was different. I have a strong personality, I can be mouthy, I'm above average in height, an "over-achiever", not afraid to take charge, and also not afraid to have fun. As a woman, this presents problems on multiple levels, especially once you get married. You see, I was good with who I was. Completely comfortable in my own skin. I knew what I wanted. I wanted to conquor the world for Christ in whatever way He saw fit. I wanted to have a wonderful marriage and be an awesome wife. I wanted to be a great mother to my kids. I was excited about being me and I think God was good with that. I will also add that Superman was good with that too.

Once we were approaching marriage & then were married, well intentioned people in the church stepped in to inform us that we were not doing the roles of marriage correctly. So began a 7 year struggle of Superman & myself, Wonder Woman, trying to be people that God did not create us to be.

After almost getting divorced in our 7th year of marriage, Superman & I, with God's helped, realized that we were listening to people instead of listening to Him. He showed us that He is a very creative God. He created each of us and did not make any mistakes in how we were created. God being the awesome God that He is, brought us together because we balance each other. Becoming "one flesh" is about Superman & I, through revelation from GOD, learning our strengths and weaknesses and working together as a team. How our marriage works is going to be completely different than how someone else's works and God is totally cool with that. We are too.

So, we came to this revelation, our marriage was spared, and we have been growing closer every year. Superman was blessed tremendously in his sales position and God opened doors for me to start the business of my dreams. We made it, right? Things are going wonderfully! Yes! But......