my broken heart....
Did you know that if every church would take care of one orphan in this state, every orphan would be taken care of?
Sunday night, Ron, our youth pastor, spoke to us regarding adoption and the care of widows and orphans and i am not kidding you, it went right to my heart.
You see, I grew up having foster-care kids in our home and it was a huge blessing for us.
When my daughters were smaller, I had considered it, but, dismissed becasue I thought my first priority was to MY daughters, who still needed me so.
Now, I'm wrestling with my responsibility to widows and orphans, as stated in God's word:
James 1:27-"this is pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father, to visit orphans and widows in their distress......"
The word visit in Hebrew means "to come along side of."
I believe that this family has so much love...we have so much to give to others......and God has shown me that He has healed my wounds and I do not have to fear for my children because He has protected them and has abided with them all along the way.
I recently took a class called, "Making our children into spiritual champions" and in this, a pastor spoke these words:
"The providence of God puts children in my line of sight for me to bless."
Those words.....have impacted me deeply and come to my mind every time I work with the GA's at church or my drama kids, or when my girls have friends over, I consider them "in my line of sight" and I bless them.
How much more to bless a child that has had their foundations shaken to the core when they are removed from their homes?
Yes, Lord, Yes.
I will bless these little ones.
Show me how, Father.
Right at this moment, I can't stop weeping over these little ones.....I feel you are breaking my heart........Oh, Father, forgive me for my complacency....for being comfortable...stretch me and try me and show me "great and mighty things which I do not know."
Sunday night, Ron, our youth pastor, spoke to us regarding adoption and the care of widows and orphans and i am not kidding you, it went right to my heart.
You see, I grew up having foster-care kids in our home and it was a huge blessing for us.
When my daughters were smaller, I had considered it, but, dismissed becasue I thought my first priority was to MY daughters, who still needed me so.
Now, I'm wrestling with my responsibility to widows and orphans, as stated in God's word:
James 1:27-"this is pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father, to visit orphans and widows in their distress......"
The word visit in Hebrew means "to come along side of."
I believe that this family has so much love...we have so much to give to others......and God has shown me that He has healed my wounds and I do not have to fear for my children because He has protected them and has abided with them all along the way.
I recently took a class called, "Making our children into spiritual champions" and in this, a pastor spoke these words:
"The providence of God puts children in my line of sight for me to bless."
Those words.....have impacted me deeply and come to my mind every time I work with the GA's at church or my drama kids, or when my girls have friends over, I consider them "in my line of sight" and I bless them.
How much more to bless a child that has had their foundations shaken to the core when they are removed from their homes?
Yes, Lord, Yes.
I will bless these little ones.
Show me how, Father.
Right at this moment, I can't stop weeping over these little ones.....I feel you are breaking my heart........Oh, Father, forgive me for my complacency....for being comfortable...stretch me and try me and show me "great and mighty things which I do not know."
3 Comments:
At 8:45 PM, Anonymous said…
hey! that youth pastor guy, i think i've seen him around!
At 9:24 AM, Lori's World said…
thank you, becky for your encouraging words....I love how God puts people in our lives to deliver His words, even sweeter when it's your own kids.
At 9:30 AM, Lori's World said…
sorry, becky, aka beckah....I didn't realize it was you!!!!
duh!
say hello to your family for me
;0)
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