Keep Your Eyes on Him!

Sunday we had plans to meet with one of our pastors for some guidance with our adoption.Schedules got crossed and the meeting didn’t take place. We rescheduled and went on to preaching with the kids. We hadn’t been seated for 5 minutes when I complete realized why this meeting didn’t take place… the message Pastor David was preaching was meant for us to hear. Yes, I just have to share:

Lesson 1:

Most have heard of the story of how Jesus feeds a crowd of

Five thousand with five loafs of bread and two fish.

I know I have heard it hundreds of times…

But this night,

The pastor pointed out something I had never caught before:

But Jesus said, “They need not go away; you give them something to eat.”

Matthew 14:16

David pointed out how Jesus asked the disciples to do something

They did not have the resources to do.

They did not have the resources to feed five thousand yet Jesus tells them to do it.

Because they acted in obedience to Christ, 5,000 people were feed that day

All from 5 loafs of bread and 2 fish.

Wow.

The Lord called us to adopt this child and yet we do not have the resources to get him home.

What great joy it is

To know that because we are acting in obedience to Him

He will provide the resources!

Not only is He supplying our needs

He is using us to meet the needs in others.

How awesome is He!

Lesson 2:

Another familiar story- Jesus walks on water

But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.”

Matthew 14:30

Yes, as soon as Peter takes his eyes of Jesus and focuses on the problem (the wind and the waves)

He SINKS!

Hello, when will we learn?

When we take our eyes off Jesus we SINK!

For us it has been sinking into a pity party.

I have to admit the adoption process (both times)

Have been very isolating for us.

We have struggled with what to do or how to handle some difficult situations.

We have struggled with hurt feelings and some very strong emotions.

We have spent much time in prayer

Seeking the Lord and asking for wisdom and discernment in it all.

We have often felt defeated.

This night was a strong reminder 

To keep our eyes on Him.

To those who are in the process and struggling with funding:

To those who are in the process and dealing with

lack of understanding and compassion from loved ones:

To those of you in the process and are facing racism

from loved ones or from strangers:

KEEP YOUR EYES ON HIM

Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written,

“Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”

Romans 12:17-21