Will you take that big step of faith?
// October 11th, 2011 // Loux Family News
I can’t remember a time that God ever called Derek and I to take a big step to do something radical for Him when everything in our lives was going just right. In fact, most of the time, it seemed like things made no sense financially or time wise. God never calls us to take that “big step” when all the circumstances in our lives are lined up perfectly. He wants us to work that faith muscle, believing that He will work on behalf of those who love Him.
We read many stories in the Bible about how God used ordinary people to do extraordinary things! They were weak and broken people who took that step of faith and they watched as God opened up heaven on their behalf and provided in every way.
If you’ve even heard the whisperings of God, telling you to adopt, will you take that step of faith today and move ahead? Those of you who can’t take a child in, please consider supporting someone else’s adoption? Let’s make an everlasting difference in someone’s life today. Let’s make God’s great name known by walking out James 1:27 in the most radical way!
We are fast approaching “Orphan Sunday” on November 6th, and as we remember the millions of orphans around the world on that day, children who have no one to love them or to call their own, I would love to hear your story of faith…as you take that big step!
There can be miracles when you believe!
Blessings!
8 Responses to “Will you take that big step of faith?”
Leave a Reply
Partner with Renee in adopting and restoring abused, neglected and special needs children from around the world.
- Sahab said: thank you i share it here http://alhanaan.blogspo...
- Daniel Farrow said: This is SO good! I've been around the flexible cor...
- Sarah Johns said: Cyber friend, sister in Christ~thank you! You are...
- Sarah Johns said: Cyber friend, sister in Christ~thank you!...
- Ruth said: amen sister. i need these reminders. thank you....
- Ali Freudenthal said: Hello, I just stumbles across your blog and I am s...
- Will you be His hands and His feet?
- Our twins are marrying twins!
- Two years....
- A visit with Great Grandma McNally and her friends
- All for love...
[...] But, a woman I greatly admire had just written about exercising our faith muscle and I felt called to stand firm in the knowledge that God had it covered. {Please know that did not mean my flesh was not waging war against my faith} [...]
Yes, friend, God always has “it covered” when we say “yes Lord,” to the whisperings of his still small voice, or to the loud obvious call. Many though, are held
back by fear of how adoption will impact their time and money. These are the friends I am trying to encourage in this post. As you said, we all “wage war
against our flesh.” This was not meant to be a post condemning anyone or putting anyone down. Thank you for taking time to comment. God bless you!
Hi friend, I’m posting another comment in response to yours…I realize I might not have understood fully what you were trying to
communicate through your comment. Sometimes it’s SO hard to communicate through written words and to express what we’re trying to say clearly.
If I misunderstood your comment, thus responding in a way that didn’t make sense, I’m so sorry. At any rate…I’m so excited that there are many
amazing people stepping forward and obeying the call of God in this area!
The Lord is so kind in his patience and love, as he draws each of us into a place of peace and rest with all He is speaking to our hearts. I love some
Hugs and blessings!
of the things I read on your blog this morning. Keep fighting the good fight of faith! God is truly in control! We all need that reminder!
I have been a lurker of your blog for a few months. You are such an inspiration to me…and I thank you.
I remember the first time I read your blog I contacted anyone in Canada who can do adoptions from the Marshal Islands. I found an organization and began the process. There was even a little girl that we could of adopted. But then the fee schedule came in and it was huge. Our adoption of this little girl never happened….and I wonder about her often. My faith seemed so weak at that time..and my dh and I knew we didn’t have the finances for this. But in truth, I don’t think we had faith either that God could do this. We had just finished an adoption from Africa and there were no funds left. I think we thought God was out of funds for us….sad isn’t it.
Well, we have since complete our four adoption from Africa through a disruption in the US…and are in the process of adopting through our local ministry. But honesty, I miss what could of been. But will choose not to look back.
I just wanted to share and say thank you for this blog…and even through your grief and loss…you are a radiant and giving person. Wish I was your neighbour:-)
Blessings,
Connie
Thank you for sharing. We are blessed to be parents to eight children as of today, three “homegrown” children (our eldest, middle and youngest) and five adopted children – all adopted as older children from Ethiopia over the last five years. We are in process to adopt a little girl with Down Syndrome (about three years old) and her little sister – also from Ethiopia. As you said, God doesn’t call us when things are “comfortable”. It wouldn’t be about faith then, I guess. We are in the midst of the harder parts of the struggle – raising the funds we need, dossier in Ethiopia and we actually have a court date, but without our Immigration clearance as of yet!!!! We would so covet your prayers for Immigration (we MUST have it by November 14 to make our court date), for the funds for our fees and airlines, and sanity while we try to get all this done in the midst of life! Our children at home are between 17 and 11. In a few days our youngest will turn 12, and then the four youngest are all 12!! We are so blessed. Watching these kids all grow into strong young people of God is such a privilege. When people ask if we are done, my response today is that I am weary with the adoption journey, not the parenting portion, though we all know that has its challenges! I cannot imagine God calling us to it again, but I also fully know that He has His reasons and his ways (and my eldest three are 16 and 17). So, while it sounds like a full house today, God has stretched us and taught us so much, I don’t know what He has in mind. I have seen so many miracles to bring our children home. So many. We never have had the finances for adoption, just the willingness to do whatever we were called to. God seems to have provided the way. I look at the five children home, and know that He easily will bring the other two home, but I also know that I am human and scared and unsure how this is going to all happen. Faith and fear fight constantly, and that is part of the growth. I know that I will sob like a baby when I hold my little ones in my arms for the first time – knowing that God has brought it to pass.
To anyone interested in adoption, I would tell you to just do it! Pray, prepare, do whatever you can do. Get creative, get others involved, just do it. We serve the God of the universe who loves these children even more than we ever will. Contact folks like me. Just do it. You will have a hard journey at times, but you will be doing the best thing of your life! And doing what God has clearly called us to do.
Renee, you’re an amazing woman and a tremendous inspiration in caring for orphaned children.
I’ve recently heard the whisperings of God telling me to adopt a child with special needs, but unfortunately my husband is opposed to it because he doesn’t feel he could handle a child with a disability.
He’s willing to help financially (we’re contributing monthly to a child’s adoption grant through Reece’s Rainbow), but he’s adamant about not being able to adopt. I wish his heart felt otherwise, but I can’t force the issue and risk damaging our loving marriage.
My question for you is this:
If we never adopt (due to my husband’s resistance), but continue to help financially (by contributing to children’s adoption grants through through Reece’s Rainbow), are we in harmony with God’s will? Or are we failing to do God’s will because we’re not adopting?
I’m so torn inside because I hear God’s whisperings but my husband doesn’t…
Precious Karen,
Thank you for your message. It moved my heart.
In answer to your question, YES, if you are helping by contributing to the adoptions of other families you are truly walking out James 1:27. Not all are called to bring a child into their home, but all are called to obey the mandate of God to help.
God bless you precious one! I love your heart!
Thank you so much for your kind, gentle and reassuring response, Renee. God bless you and your beautiful family…