Encouragement
I received a note from my aunt yesterday that directed me to this Scripture passage:
1Jn 3:16-18 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.
Sayfou and his sister are believers in Jesus Christ. Now that I know they exist and they have an obvious need (a mom and a dad), the love of God in me wants to wrap my arms around these two and bring them in! This is how God works!
As a people, we had an obvious need: to be saved from our life of sin, our life of "going our own way." And God made provision and opened His arms wide. He sent His Son Jesus who laid down His life in order to bring us into relationship with God. Now God is asking our family to lay down our lives for these two children. Will it be tough? Sure. Could they have struggles that no amount of lovin' can fix? Possibly. But now that my heart is attuned to their lives, I cannot turn away. We have the material possessions to take care of them physically... I am trusting God to take care of them spiritually, mentally, and emotionally.
God is going to gain so much glory through this redemption story!! Hallelujah! What a Savior!
Ellen, I am semi "foster" mother to two boys of color and have been for about 6 years. I applaud your efforts and will pray for God's will. I find I am much more aware of the predujices these boys still face and how society reacts to our mixed bunch. I also take pride in the fact that I am raising 3 more children (mine)in the world who will not see color. As my boys call Kendall and Korey, our brother from a different mother! Though both of mine are in college, it is so gratifying to watch them develop into godly men. Kendall would like to go to law school and become a politian. What worthy goals! From poverty to a contributing member of society. I love it! Good Luck!
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Vickie:
Thank you for your encouraging words! I too want my girls to NOT SEE COLOR!! I really appreciate your prayers, too... for God's leading and will to be done! Thank you, my sister in Christ and my cousin by blood!
love,
ellen
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