Confirmation

As I was needing confirmation from God a few weeks ago...which is nothing new.  He knows I'm one of His really needy children that constantly needs His direction confirmed in many ways.  He is so faithful and patient with me and He speaks to me and reassures me and reminds me of His word and His love over and over again. 

 PRAISE HIM!!!

So I was having my regular "freak out" conversation with Him when we learned about our newest addition.  We felt like God was leading us to bring him into our family but I wanted to make 100% sure.  Even though this family addition happened so fast, we do not take the lives of people and especially the lives of our family lightly.  

These decisions are life changing for everyone involved and we can't do it without knowing it is God's plan and not ours.

I was asking God....

"Why him, why us, why now?"

God does not always answer the WHY question, but He spoke very clearly to my heart about the Good Samaritan Parable.

I read it over and over and have meditated on it, and it is just what I needed to know. 

 That it was God that brought us to our boy and He put him in front of us and we get to do everything we can to help him and love on him.

That's all I needed. 

 Now when things get hard and they will and they do...I just remember; 

God has this.

We just get to be a part  of something He is doing and that gives me peace and reassurance.

Luke 10:25-37

English Standard Version (ESV)

The Parable of the Good Samaritan

25 And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” 27 And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” 28 And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.”

29 But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side.32 So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. 34 He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 And the next day he took out two denarii[a] and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.’ 36 Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?” 37 He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.”

We came across a hurt child and we get to bind up his wounds.

  We have brought him into our home, and we are going to take care of him.  We get to be the ones to show him mercy and ultimately show him the love of Jesus.

Amen!