I love my husband so much! He is my best friend and makes me laugh. He even manages to make me laugh at myself sometimes when I am mad. That is quite a feat! And he has gone from no cards, to a card with nothing special written in it and nothing all that perfectly fitting in the words of Hallmark, to not 1 but TWO perfect cards- perfectly fitting with special messages in each. I love this guy!
Who would have thought? Well- to be honest.... If we were all honest, there were certainly times where the enemy had hold of our hearts, our thoughts, our desires, and our future.... And we got sucked into the mud. Had we stayed just a moment longer, maybe we wouldn't have made it out. It IS by the Grace of God....the great healer and restorer that we have made it this far. To be honest there were times where I had my doubts. There were many nights where I prayed Mark 11:23
"For verily I say unto you, that whosoever shall say to this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith." KJB
And in the darkest times I prayed to be like Paul and Silas in the dungeon who were able to praise God in their darkest of dark times- in the "midnight" being imprisoned for worshiping our creator. When they could have lost all hope and could have given up on the one for whom they loved and were imprisoned for (Acts 16:25-34)
God is faithful. He has led us through the valley and beside still waters to restore our souls and bring restoration to our marriage.
He has taken us by the hands like small children and has put his arms around us. He has shown us a deeper love for each other and for Him than we ever could have imagined. And this is part of our story- our testimony of how God can take us from the mirey clay and use us and our stories for His glory. And when we really make ourselves vulnerable to Him, giving ourselves freely for Him to use for the kingdom- amazing things happen.
And so it was with our adoption journey as well.
I know that not everything which God calls us to is easy. Sometimes doors are shut one after the next and the enemy is at our heels all the while.
For this season of our lives, I have been amazed to see the floodgates flung open wide as Gods blessings have poured out on us. Its like God parted the Red Sea for us like He did in Exodus 14, when Moses led the children of Israel out of captivity.... "And the children of Israel went out with boldness". (It would be amazing what we could all do for the advancement of the Kingdom if we could have this childlike boldness in what God has called for our lives.)
And so I have been asked time and time again "why adoption?" My answer today is much different than the one from months ago. It hasn't changed, but its grown. As I have grown in Him, my understanding also has grown.
Stay tuned for the latest on why I adopt..... I was inspired by one of my favorite adoptive momma bloggers who had a post about the same topic!
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