Finding His Will.

I have spent a lot of time in the past two years trying to decide what God's will is for my life.

Should we adopt?

Should we move?

Should we travel?

Should we adopt again?

It can get seriously exhausting trying to figure out if God is saying yes or no.

 

When we started thinking about adopting domestically alongside our Congolese adoption, I started doing some serious bible studying.

I wanted God to give me a really clear yes or no.

Here is what I discovered.....

 

Gods will for my life is not difficult or confusing.

I was spending a lot of time making it more complicated than it needed to be.

God commands us to do certain things in the bible....

 

In Matthew 4:19 he says," Come, Follow me and I will make you fishers of men."

He wants us to follow Him and spread the gospel.

We can all pretty much agree that this is God's will for ALL of our lives.

 

James 1:27 says,"Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this;  to visit orphans and widows in their affliction."

When I read this passage for the 50th times, I realized that no where in the bible does it say that a person can possibly take care of too many orphans.

There is not one passage that warns against adopting too many kids.

 

So how can I be so sure that we are doing the right thing by entering into a second adoption before getting Isryelle and Boaz home?

The Lords heart is to care for the orphans.

My heart is to care for the orphans.

These facts are all I need to have peace that we are headed in the right direction!