bought at a price

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Dear Kids, Last night as your daddy and I were praying, he said something that prompted a thought - or that opened my heart to hear something specific from God's spirit to mine. Dan was praying for God to provide the funds needed to bring you into our family.  It sounds so weird to say it, but he said something about "buying" you guys.  I think traditionally, we as a society don't think of 'buying' our kids...because many people don't have to.  But if I think about it, there is a sacrifice that all parents have the choice to make.  Many of the parents I know (including my own, and Dan's as well) have made sacrifices to raise children.  As we've been waiting and praying, and waiting some more, I've been hesitant to make this big step because I know that it takes so much courage, and so much sacrifice, to be a mom. And to be honest, I'm scared!  I sometimes worry that I won't be able to do it, or that I'm too selfish to give and give to someone other than myself (after six and a half years, still trying to learn how to give to Dan before myself!)But anyway...back to what God's spirit whispered so sweetly to me last night as we were praying for you, kids..."YOU were bought at a price".Paying for children isn't something foreign to God. In 1 Corinthians, chapter 6, Paul writes:  "Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?  You are not your own; you were bought at a price.   Therefore honor God with your body". The Message speaks of it this way; "All of you...were once held hostage in a sinful society. Then a huge sum was paid out for your ransom. So please don't, out of old habit, slip back into being or doing what everyone else tells you. Friends, stay where you were called to be. God is there. Hold the high ground with him at your side. This is something I've been thinking about today- God keeps reminding me and I am so grateful. So thankful that God found me worth the price He paid.  So thankful that He goes before us in this process of "paying" the price to bring you, our beloved kids home.  And I'm so grateful that He wants to use His people as a community to help us do that.  It's so humbling and honoring at the same time.