Reasons God Couldn't Possibly Be Calling You To Adopt..
I'm Way Too busy
I Don't Have Enough Money
Adoption Is Expensive!
I'm Too Young
I'm Too Old
I Can't Afford It
I Already Have X-Amount Of Children
How Am I Supposed To Know For Sure That It's God's Will For Me?
Just Not Sure Yet
I Need To Pray About It...Just A Little Longer
I Can't Afford It
What Would People Say?
What Would People Think?
The Adoption Process Is Too Stressful
People Will Think We Are Crazy!
We Really Can't Afford It.
Adoption Would Affect Our Other Kids
It's Just Not The Right Time
I Don't Think I Would Be Good At It
I Need To Wait Until I Get A Better Job
I Need To Wait Until I Get That Next Promotion
The Adoption Process Is Way Too Involved
Our House Is Too Small
I Live In An Apartment
Nope, Can't Afford It
The Last Of My Kids Just Left Home, Now It's Time For ME!
I'm A Grandparent Now, It's Too Late
We Don't Have A Big Enough Car
The Adoption Process Takes Too Long
That Would Be Way Too Much Work
That Would Be Way Too Hard
Did I Say I Can't Afford It?
Yet for every excuse God has the answer-
Him.
It's all about Him...period.
He must increase,
but I must decrease.
John 3:30
We limit God with our excuses.
We limit God with our fears.
We limit God by putting Him inside a box-
A box we designed.
But by doing this we are actually robbing ourselves.
Robbing ourselves of Many Blessings.
Robbing ourselves of True Joy.
Because you see, when we take ourselves out of the picture...
Our worries,
Our fears,
Our excuses,
And we put God in the center of our lives
The possibilities are endless.
He has the way...
He IS the way...
And all you have to do,
is stop making excuses and take that first step.
Stop listening to the world.
Stop being afraid of the "what ifs"
And listen to the One who knows.
The One who has the answers.
The One who really matters.
The truth is,
we don't have to be perfect
because He is.
We don't have to have all of the answers,
because He already does.
We don't have to know how,
because He will show us.
Each day you wait...
is a day that they wait too...
The cost of your excuse is a lot higher than the cost of an adoption~
because look at what it's costing them.
Stop making excuses.
They are waiting
And so is He...
To show you the way.
**Disclaimer: We realize that not every family is called to adopt. This message is for the ones that God has called and they just haven't listened yet.
~Wendy
1 comment:
Thank you for posting this. It was what I needed to read today. We're at the very beginning of thinking about this - but it really helps to see and read about others who have gone this road. Thank you.
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