I've talked briefly about how adoption, at times can be heartbreaking. Adoption can sometimes be the result of not being able to have kids naturally or it may just be that you have an ache for the orphans in this world and you are choosing to act on this.
I have to be honest, adoption for me was the first one mentioned. It was my second choice. I hate to admit it, and when people say that I'm such a good person for adopting, I feel extremely guilty. If they only knew the "real" reason behind me adopting, they would think differently. These are still some of the thoughts and guilty feelings that I have not yet conquered, however I now understand that adoption for me, was God's FIRST choice. He saw an opportunity for a couple who desire to have children, and has decided to bless them with their hearts desire. Although we don't have children yet, I have been holding onto God's words and trusting and believing that He will bless us in His perfect time. Below, is a log of dates and verses that have held me up during some of the most difficult times in our adoption process. I pray that God would use these verses to comfort others who may be going through the same process. Stay strong. Stay confident. Stay faithful.
10/27/10: “I wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken, My salvation and my honor come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me. Oh my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge. From the greatest to the lowliest all are nothing in his sight. If you weigh them on the scales they are lighter than a puff of air. Don’t try to get rich by extortion or robbery. And if your wealth increases, don’t make it the center of your life. God has spoken plainly, and I have heard it many times; Power, O God, belongs to you; unfailing love, O Lord, is yours. Surely you judge all people according to what they have done.”
Psalm 62:5-12
2/1/11: “He gives children to the woman who has none and makes her a happy mother.”
Psalm 113:9
2/2/11: “O LORD, I will honor and praise your name, for you are my God. You do such wonderful things! You planned them long ago, and now you have accomplished them.”
Isaiah 25:1-2
4/16/11: "Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you... the LORD rises upon you and his glory appears over you. Nations will come to your light... “Lift up your eyes and look about you... your sons come from afar, and your daughters are carried on the hip."
Isaiah 60:1-5
5/9/11: “At the time for offering the (evening) sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached (the altar) and said, “LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, today let it be known that You are God in Israel and I am Your servant, and that at Your work I have done all these things. Answer me, LORD! Answer me so that this people will know that You, Yahweh, are God and that You have turned their hearts back.” Then Yahweh’s fire fell and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in the trench. When all the people saw it, they fell face down and said, “Yahweh, He is God! Yahweh, He is God!”
1 Kings 18:36-39
5/12/11: The One who called you is completely dependable. If he said it, he'll do it!
1 Thessalonians 5:24
