"Excuses"
I've had my share of excuses in the past....
Too busy. Not enough money
Not enough time
Too young
Too old
Can't afford it
Already have children
Not sure if it's God's will
Not sure. Can't afford it
What will others say?
What will others think?
People will think we are crazy!
What if they are right?
Can't afford it.
What if it's hard on our other kids?
It's not the right time
Not sure if I would be good at it.
House is too small.
Can't afford it.
Not sure if I want to start all over again.
What would we drive?
What if it's to much work?
What if it's too hard?
Can't afford it.
Yet for every excuse God has the answer-Him.
It's all about Him - period.
"He must increase,but I must decrease."John 3:30
We limit God with our excuses.
We limit God with our fears.
We limit God by putting Him inside a box-A box we have designed on our own.
But by doing this we are actually robbing ourselves-robbing ourselves of the blessings.
Robbing ourselves of true joy! Robbing ourselves of truly living.
Because you see when we take 'us' out of the picture - Our worries,Our fears,Our excuses,
And we put God in the center of our lives
The possibilities are endless.
He has the way...He IS the way...
And all you have to do is stop making excuses and take that first step.
Stop listening to the world.
Stop being afraid of the what ifs-
And listen to the One who knows.
The one who has the answers. The one who really matters.
The truth iswe don't have to be perfect because He is.
We don't have to have all of the answers because He already does.
We don't have to know how because He will show us.
Each day you waitis a day that they wait too...
The cost of your excuse is a lot higher than the cost of an adoption
because look at what it's costing them.
Stop making excuses.
They are waiting.
And so is He...
To show you the way.
I found this poem on my friend Robin's blog http://www.beebebits.blogspot.com/ and she found it on http://www.buildingtheblocks.blogspot.com/
I wanted to post this as a reminder that we all are SO human. Many of us start out in a similar place with fears and small thinking. Yep, I've put in some time going round this particular mountain of excuses! Our adoption has nothing to do with me or Gads or anything inside of us. It is all God's Spirit at work. Whew! What a relief, we don't have to see the whole picture but just have to take the first step.
“We are confident of all this because of our great trust in God through Christ. It is not that we think we can do anything of lasting value by ourselves. Our only power and success come from God. He is the one who has enabled us to represent his new covenant. This is a covenant, not of written laws, but of the Spirit. The old way ends in death; in the new way, the Holy Spirit gives life.” 2 Corinthians 3:4-6
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