Because it’s not about ME!

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Adoption-To take into one's family through legal means and raise as one's own child.

www.thefreedictionary.com/adoption

Back when Jared and I were dating, he mentioned wanting to have kids and wanting to adopt. Honestly, that didn’t make much sense to me. All I thought was, “Adoption. Isn’t that what people do when they can’t have kids? When I give him four kids, the last thing he’ll want is more!” Well, I didn’t even give him two, so the word adoption flowed freely from his mouth. At first, I couldn’t even talk about it. Is this how God is going to give ME a second child? Is this what’s best for MY family? Will I find the process too difficult? And many more. As always my God answered my fear with His Word. It’s not about ME!!! It’s about HIM, my God, my Creator, My Father, my All in All. This is His plan for a child in need, and I get to come along for the ride. I have been chosen to care for an orphan, making him fully mine. What a blessing! What a privilege! This is where my tears of fear turned to tears of great joy! I couldn’t stop crying for three days feeling unworthy of the calling but so thankful He called.

Whew. Needless to say, we are highly motivated to get this started right away. We are so excited. We want our forever child tomorrow! Not so fast. This process is lengthy, and expensive, and demanding. What program? What agency? What time frame? What do we need to organize in our lives to prepare for this journey? A lot! It’s a good thing we have God on our side, leading the way. What program???? That we finally know.

“Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.” Psalm 37:5 NKJV