“When his parents saw him, they wondered how this was possible. And his mother said, “Son, why did you do this to us? Your father and I were very worried about you. We have been looking for you.” Jesus said to them, “Why did you have to look for me? You should have known that I must be where my Father’s work is.””
‭‭Luke‬ ‭2‬:‭48‬-‭49‬ ‭ERV‬‬

I absolutely love this chapter. It reminds me of where I should stand as a child of God. Sometimes people may not understand what God is doing with us. Jesus’s parents thought he was lost but he was actually seeking God and his kingdom. I can relate to this because of my own experience. My family think I’m crazy because I’m always in the Lords work. I’m always at church serving and with my godly friends. Honestly it’s not even just worldly people that might not understand but sometimes not even your godly friends are going to understand the things God is doing in your life. What God has allowed me to see and understand is that sometimes when God reveals certain things to only you, not everyone is going to comprehend it. You can’t understand something that isn’t being directly revealed to you; it wasn’t meant for you. With my family I’ve always had a problem because they don’t understand that I need to be where my Fathers work is. Yes I’m their family but I also have a more important role which is to please my Father in heaven first. He’s the one who even believed and thought that I should be born for such a time as this. He saw and knew me first before everyone else did. Yes I have an important role of being a daughter to my mom, of being a sister, of being a friend, etc. But I have an even greater role of being a daughter to God. When you are a child of God, God reveals things to you. You must remain in him and trust him. It doesn’t matter if God doesn’t show others, for we live by faith not by sight or what others tell us. In this chapter Jesus was stating to his mom why would you think I’m lost, I’m just where my Fathers work is at. He understood that the one he was called to primarily please was his Father in heaven. When people don’t see clearly with Gods lens it’s hard for them to see Gods plans. I say this not to go against our parents but the reality is that we don’t live for them we live for our Father in heaven. I know that sounds harsh but it’s not. We were created to give glory to God, not our friends, parents, bosses, spouses, etc. Yes it may have been our parents who were used to conceive us, but at the end of the day it was God who formed us and thought we should be born in the first place. It’s not to say we aren’t to honor our parents because thats actually something God calls/states for us to do in the Bible. What I am saying is that we should seek to please God first because he’s the author of our story. He’s the one who breathed life into us. He just used our parents as vessels to bring us out into the world so he can have his way in us. It was still always Gods hand at work in our lives. If we first have God in our lives all our other relationships will flow rightly too. Why? Because you are connected to the fountain, the source. The one who gave you life and knows how your story ends. That’s why we all need to be connected to God, as parents, spouses, friends, siblings etc. Once we connect to God we know his will for our lives and our loved ones lives.