Our journey through fostering, adoption and just being available to God's will for our family. It may be a little messy, inconvenient and many sleepless nights but we are parents, it comes with the territory. Children are a blessing from the Lord.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Love is not enough?
In class we discussed how we are all there because we have big hearts, that is not a question. However, we are told love is not enough. Okay, I am struggling a little with it. Doesn't love transform? Jesus's love for us did. Doesn't it endure? His love endures forever. Love is patient, love is kind. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. How can love not be enough? Maybe it's hope and faith too. But the greatest of these is LOVE. One thing is for sure, whatever else it takes, will not be enough if there is not love. Not just for the child you just met but for Jesus. With Jesus you can love them like He does, even if they may be unlovable at first. If you share the gospel with them Jesus will make up for whatever you are lacking. I tell my children all the time, that I will fail them. Even with the best of intentions, I will mess up. Jesus will never fail them. I will tell our foster or adopted children the same. After all the let downs and broken promises they have seen it will be more refreshing for them to hope in One that never fails than a flawed parents like us. We will try and pray to do the right thing, but in the end if they don't learn of the true love of Jesus, it doesn't matter. Love is enough. His love.
Labels:
adoption,
foster care,
fostering
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