God's Blueprint

With God there is a plan and a purpose for everything. He has a blueprint for everyone’s life. Knowing this gives every member of the adoption triad comfort; the adoptive parents, the birth parents, and the adoptee. The fact that God has a blueprint for each life brings value and meaning to all life, even the unborn.

Life on this earth may sometimes be unplanned, accidental, or even unwanted but with God there are no accidents. He has a plan for EVERY life, even those who appear to have no purpose.  Often people are given labels and based on those labels their worth is measured. God sees beyond labels, disabilities, and social status - He sees the unique plan He designed for each life.

Jeremiah 1:5  Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee..

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

God has already chosen our child, and knows his/her name. Before the world began He desired this child to be in our home. God has given our future child a set of blueprints and this child is set apart to eventually be in our arms. The circumstances may not always be easy or ideal, but God’s way is always perfect.

Walking by Faith

For we walk by faith, not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7) is a very meaningful verse to me during this journey to adoption. As soon as my eyes ran across this verse I claimed it for my own before beginning our second adoption process. I had been asking the Lord to give me something special for this next step. Before Noah’s adoption my husband and I used the theme, “Open Arms Held High”. Although that remains true, we are in a different position in our lives. Right now there are many decisions hanging in the balances. I’m not talking small things, but BIG things – we are facing a collision of life altering decisions happening simultaneously. My husband and I believe the Lord is leading us to a new ministry, one which we will have to relocate. We don’t know the when, where, or how, but we know WHO is leading us and that He is in complete control. It isn't very comfortable walking into the unknown. At times I feel blindfolded with my arms outstretched in front of me, but I’m putting one foot in front of the other in faith knowing God is in control of my future. When I stumble and trip on a bump that is along the road…I’m going to remember that I am walking by faith, not sight.