a Reminder and a Request

Because sometimes I need a reminder too:

Sometimes I get down about not being a parent. Sometimes I feel that satan is just taunting me, and that I will never be a parent.

We've been waiting for 9 months now (as licensed foster parents) and 4 years since we started trying to get pregnant.

It took me this long to figure this out. And sometimes I still need a reminder.



We are not supposed to trust God (firstly, anyway) as the provider of children. We are supposed to trust God as our salvation. That He sent His Son to die an atoning death for us, while we were still sinners. That we are wretched, and He gave us hope, not that we would be parents, but that He would adopt US! That is what we are supposed to focus on. His plan for us is that we become HIS family. He has promised us who want it, that we will be made the "Happy mother of children." He has commanded us to take care of the widows and orphans, but in order to truly do that, we must FIRST realize that it is Him we are supposed to be leaning on. His promise of salvation, not a promise of a family. Then, and only then, can we truly be parents when the times comes!

For those of you who have been praying for B and I, I would appreciate it if you would pray that we both hold tight to God's first promise, that those who repent and believe will be saved. That we have a new father, God, because of the atoning death of His Son, Jesus Christ, who is the way, the truth and the life. We ask you to pray that one day, in His perfect time, that we can share the love of Christ with His children. Also, please pray for all the other foster parents out there, especially those who aren't saved, as I can't imagine trying to do this without the saving grace and love of Jesus.

-Megan