We met with our adoption counselor on Wednesday and that night I prayed for God to send me confirmation that now is the time. When I woke up Thursday morning and read my devotional for the day tears filled my eyes.
My devotion was titled 'Saying Yes To God.' Lysa TerKeurst writes, "You may be thinking, my yes can't affect others like this. I don't have that kind of influence. But we cannot even begin to understand the plans God has for us. There is always a far-reaching ripple effect when a woman says yes to God. We don't have to see the spread of the influence to know it's there. The power of saying yes to God is beyond anything we could ever imagine."
Up until now I have always seen us adopting as being a forever family for ONE child but when I read that devotion I realized that more than just one child could be united with their forever families because of our yes. The testimonies of others who have adopted has greatly influenced us and encouraged us to move forward and our testimony could very well do the same for others. God's plans are always greater than we could ever imagine.
We are pretty certain we know the exact path God has chosen for us. We will make that public knowledge as soon as we have confirmed it with God and have revealed that information to our closest family members. We know that God has already chosen our next child and we cannot wait to see what the future holds!
So another fundraising journey will begin! We definitely do not have the funds for an adoption but we know that nothing is too great or too big for God and if he has called us to do it then he will provide the way. So pray for us as we begin this next chapter of our lives.
Hopefully in my next post I will be able to unveil the country God has chosen for us! Until then I remind you that as christians we have been adopted into the family of God.
"I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you." John 14:18
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