I had NO idea that it would take 20 years for the Lord to fulfill a desire HE put into my heart. When I was 19 I had some female medical issues that ended me up in emergency surgery. I recall the Surgeon telling my mom One day when she decides to have children that wont be the problem..The problem will be carrying them to full term. Even at the young age of 19 I was devastated...But in that moment of possibly not being a "natural" mama..Adoption was born..It was then I truly understood WHAT our GOD did for us...Romans 8:12 "Therefore , brothers, we have an obligation but it is not to the sinful nature, to live according to it. For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live. because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of Sonship. And by him we cry, "ABBA Father". The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs, heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his Glory."Not long after that...I met my absolute best friend, my partner in life.. My husband David of 17yrs!!! When we knew we wanted to marry I had to have the conversation of children with the possibility of us never having biological children...Praise the Lord it wasn't a deal breaker:-) God DID provide us with our desires and we are blessed to be parents to Lexie, Docker and Mia...even in this absolute fullness and contentment of our Family...The Lord never lifted adoption from us. So here we go...Psalm 68:5 "A father to the fatherless,a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families."
No comments:
Post a Comment