The first time I heard someone say that, I was totally confused.

But this week, God has taught me even more about the beauty of adoption.

I haven’t ever really thought about the difference adoption has made in the life of a very special little 20 month old girl named Little Bug.

Until this week.

It also made me realize what a difference adoption has made in my own life and I am not referring to us adopting Little Bug.

I am talking about the moment that I was adopted into God’s family.

The Bible tells of the most beautiful adoption story every written.

God’s intentions were for us to live with Him forever but sin destroyed that plan and separated us from God’s family.(Romans 3:23)

And so God created adoption and a beautiful story of redemption was written.

If you have put your trust in Jesus Christ, it’s your story of adoption too.

God’s redemption plan included sending His Son to this earth in the form of a baby born to a virgin in the little town of Bethlehem. (Luke 2) Jesus lived on earth and then died on a cross as payment for our sins. (Luke 23)

Three days later her rose from the dead and ascended back to Heaven to go and prepare a place for us to live for eternity. (Luke 24)

My life is completely different because God adopted me into His family. I was destined to a life of no meaning that would ultimately end in death. But, at the moment that I chose to give my life to Jesus, He took me into His family and completely transformed me and made me into a completely different person.

Everything from my life before Christ has no bearing on who I am today.

It’s the miracle of adoption.

As all this drama has gone on this week I’ve thought a lot about what Little Bug’s life would be like had she not been adopted.

It is hard to even imagine her anywhere but with us.

Little Bug was not born into our family and had she stayed with her birth family, her life would be totally and completely different than it is today.

I was not born into God’s family and had I not chosen to accept God’s free gift of salvation for me at the young age of eight years old, my life would be totally and completely different than it is today.

Praise God for his redemptive plan of adoption!

*****

Today was a good day. I continue to rest in the promises of God and the peace one feels when they have totally and completely put their faith in the Lord, truly does surpass all human understanding.

We are a little more than a day away from Monday and I am ready to get to the bottom of all this and learn the direction we will proceed once we get the final vital piece of this puzzle figured out.

I know Monday is going to be a very emotional day (no matter what happens) and I am gearing up for that.

Monday I will be sharing, to a certain extent, what has been going on this past week (as long as Monday goes according to plan).

Thank you for your prayers. Step them up especially on Monday morning.

- Elaine