We have officially begun our journey of adoption! I'm not sure I ever thought about adoption until I met my wife Dolly who is adopted. (You might be able to tell from the top blog photo that we don't exactly look alike.) But now it's so big in my heart I can barely stand it. How can we not do this? Even after meeting Dolly and getting married I always thought adoption would be a good idea... you know because Dolly was adopted and it's huge in her life. But now I see the clear direction from the Lord that this is not only BIG on His heart but it should be BIG on our hearts... and it is! For some reason I never made the connection that we are adopted by God. Hello!? How could I miss how important this is? I was an orphan, lost in my sin, and no family. Then God stepped in, sent Jesus, and now I'm part of the family of God. Amazing! Not only that, but Jesus himself was adopted by Joseph. Joseph had no DNA in Jesus at all! And yet this was the plan of God. This is the family of David. This is the lineage of Christ... adoption. Blows my mind!
Here's something else that will blow your mind... if 7% of Christians would adopt... there would be no orphans. 50% of Christians consider adoption but only 1% actually adopt. Sometimes we think the problem is too great and so we don't do anything. That's such a lie from hell and I've bought it many times over the years. This is one of those blind spots that has been uncovered and I'm so glad God is awakening my heart to the global difference Dolly and I can make through adoption. Even now God has a child in mind for us to adopt, to love, to provide for, to cherish, to train, to forever be family.
We have just started on application part 1 and already my faith is being stretched. What am I going to believe? Who am I going to trust? Do I know the end result? If my faith, belief, and trust is in the Almighty... then yes I do know the end result. It's going to be good! We know that if we will walk by faith all the hidden things will be revealed, the process will be smooth, and journey will be amazing. God will equip us with the wisdom and strength for every step on the narrow road.
By the way we are going through Dillon International and planning to adopt from Korea. I'm going to be the minority in my family!
I'm so excited for you guys. Your journey will be amazing - no doubt! I follow a hand full of adoption blogs . . . you guys maybe do too so you might not need more but if Dolls is ever looking for some encouraging, heart felt reads let me know. :))
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