"Do you stereotype others?"

You don’t exactly think of a rock and roll star as a caring father who married his high school sweetheart and philanthropist who gives away millions to charities? And yet that description fits Jon Bon Jovi perfectly. He drives his children, aged 1-12 years old, to their various schools or games or rehearsals. He married Dorothea sixteen years ago, the woman he first loved in high school. He gives to local causes, the Police Athletic League, AIDS prevention awareness, and a youth helpline.

He doesn’t exactly fit the image you and I may have a rocker. It’s so easy for us to stereotype others, to fit them neatly into prearranged mental boxes we carry around in our heads. And yet, the truth is that we are all very unique. Despite there being 6 billion of us wandering Planet Earth, no two of us are alike.

And that’s by creative design. It’s the way God expresses love to us. So don’t categorize, personalize others like God does as you make a life.