Do
not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the
renewing of your mind. Then you will be
able to test and approve what God’s
will is-his good, pleasing and perfect will!
Romans
12:2
I
have learned throughout this journey God’s word is crucial, not only to my
daily life, not only to this journey, but also to answer the simplest questions
that are asked. I love God’s word. I love how it strengthens me, how it comes alive
in my life. How it helps me live each
day, how it inspires me, how it speaks to me, and how it constantly refines my
mind, my ideas, my lifestyle. And
sometimes how it answers the simplest questions in the matter of a few
words.
I was asked not long ago, what if the
child you get is crazy. Can you take it
back? What if you don’t know what to do
with it, or if you get her home and she has some crazy condition you can’t
handle. I answered the best I could at
that time with the simple answer of that’s where faith comes in. I serve a God that already has that worked
out. He has already hand-picked our
little girl. He has already matched her
to us in His time; He is preparing us for whatever her needs are, just like He
has equipped us to raise Anna Lee, which is no easy task either. But, as I was reading in my quiet time this
morning the Lord continued to confirm, reassure and continue to pour peace into
my soul with Romans 12:2. I have used
this verse many times to teach young girls how to carry themselves through
relationships. We have used this verse
many times to teach Sunday school lessons about confirming to the world. We have used this verse many times to deal
with many topics, but this morning the Lord used this verse to give me more
confirmation and more answers.
Brad and I know this is God’s will for
our family. In the last part of Romans
12:2 God explains what His will is. HIS
WILL IS GOOD. HIS WILL IS PLEASING. HIS WILL IS PERFECT. So back to the question
at hand…what happens if we get a crazy child?
Well, she will fit in with our other crazy child. She will be Good, She will be Pleasing, She
will be Perfect because she is the will of God for our family. She is who God is using to refine our family
to be more like Christ. She has brought
healing to a broken family. She has
brought us to our knees in more ways than anything else in our family. She is allowing us to share the gospel, and
talk about our faith. She is already
being prayed for and watched over by a Father who knows her every need. Her family is being humbled each day we walk
this journey. Her parents are being
brought closer than they ever were. Her
sister is being refined more and more each day to be able to fight for her and
love her and pray for her. God is
changing each of us to be able to take care of this child, this Good, this
Pleasing, this Perfect Child. This is
God’s will His Good, His Pleasing, His Perfect Will. And she isn’t even home yet. How much sweeter can it get?
All the more reason why I love you Jennifer. :) Here's my take on "what if she's crazy?" Aren't we all? And doesn't God accept us in the state that we are in, not what we "think" we should be in? We aren't meant to have easy tasks at hand, even as parents. It's as you said in one of your other posts, it's a refining process. He will never give you more than you can handle. If she has difficulties, then it just proves that she's human. You are chosen by God to help her in this lifetime and protect her until He himself calls her home. That's our role as parents. It wouldn't be any differnt if you delivered a child that ended up having difficulties. I'll never understand why people feel that adoption of a child with needs is any different than someone giving birth to that child. It isn't like we are able to "send them back" if they are born to us... Why should we even consider sending back a child we adopted?
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