Custom Designed

Psalm 127:1 says: "Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor over it in vain; unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays alert in vain".

We recently studied this Psalm of ascent during our Beth Moore led Bible study. We had adopted this verse a while ago for our family but until I did this study, it hadn't really set deep with me.
Basically it means that if we do not let God build our house, and all of the people in it, it is meaningless! We might as well take a nap because it won't matter what we do! We will live in utter frustration if we try and do things in our own way or with other people's expectations on us. Nisi Dominus Frusta! (Without the Lord, Frustration!)
Christ is our custom builder! He designs our house, not the other way around! In the study, a thought stood out to me..."Be careful not to expect your marriage, parenting, or even your singleness to be exactly like someone else's".
I often struggle with comparing our family to others. Sometimes I feel that if we don't do things the way others do them, and it's working for them, that our family isn't good enough. A total lie from Satan I know! It was such a great reminder that God designed Shawn and I as we are, he gave us our 3 beautiful children as they are, and He put us where we are for a purpose. It might not be the same as someone else, but that doesn't mean it is not right. I will keep working on this and realize every day that Christ has a plan for our family that He custom designed!