Let today be the day!

// January 25th, 2012 // Loux Family News

“Love God more than life, walk by faith in his Son Jesus Christ, and pour your life out for the orphan.”
John Piper

Proverbs 24:12 tells us that”Once our eyes are opened we cannot pretend we do not know what to do. God, who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls knows we know and holds us responsible to act.”

You  know.

I know.

It’s our job to make sure others know too….and it’s our job to act!

My heart aches and is so burdened for God’s people to realize the responsibility we have,  not to just “talk” about caring for the orphan but to really step out and to choose that this day will be the day we actually do it.  When I’m made aware of one more child whose been abandoned, orphaned, sexually abused, sold into sex slavery or even killed, my heart just breaks. I wonder why more isn’t being done by God’s people? What is is going to take for our eyes to truly be opened so that we will act and not just think about how sad all the little orphan stories and pictures are….. and then go about our day?

I believe that the majority of the Church does care, sometimes they just don’t know where to start. Some however, keep putting the stirrings of Jesus off….thinking they’ll take those steps when the time is more convenient, when there’s a little more money in the bank account…. when they aren’t so tired and busy.

There’s a quote by an anonymous person that says this. “Sometimes I would like to ask God why he allows poverty, famine and injustice in the world, when he could do something about it, but I’m afraid He’ll ask me the same question.” Scripture is clear that we are to be the hands and feet of Jesus to the orphan and the widow. Even I, as a recently widowed woman with 12 children (10 adopted) am not off the hook. He still expects me to act and to do my part to help more orphans and other widows, in whatever ways I can. There are millions of orphans around the world who have absolutely no hope. Jesus expects us to act! It’s not optional…it’s God’s mandate.

Some of you are not able to travel to another country to see for yourselves the reality of the suffering these priceless children go through. You might be thinking that orphans only exist in other countries around the world, so that gets you off the hook (said with respect). Did you know that there are hundreds of thousands of children who have been abandoned, abused, uncared for and left alone, in our U.S. Foster Care system?  To adopt out of your state’s foster care system is free!  There is no reason why God’s people should not be stepping up to the plate, taking these children in and making them a part of their family, or, facilitating help for those who are taking children in.  I don’t believe that everyone is to adopt. But, I absolutely believe that everyone is to help in some way.   You will need to pray about what that all looks like for you.

There are families I know of who are in the middle of trying to adopt. They need help with finances, so that they can save a child. Maybe you are called to sew into their adoption costs. Do you know of anyone who has already adopted… someone who lives near you? If so, they will need help with your time. All of that counts to Jesus, as doing your part.

A child suffering may break our hearts but the truth is, unless we come face to face with that suffering child, unless we walk in their ‘shoes’, unless we experience some of their pain-we often times just go on living our lives, feeling bad for them, but not really knowing what to do. I’m imploring you to let this be the day that you will take that big step, with God’s help to make a difference in the life of at least one child.

If any of you would like to give financially to families who are in the process of adopting, but need financial help to do so,  please let me know. I would love to pass their information on to you. These families are amazing and have already adopted many children. Their hearts are to walk out James 1:27 in the most radical ways and I love that! Please, I ask you to not walk away from this post thinking…Oh wow, just another person wanting my money. That’s not what this is about. It’s about you making a difference in the life of a child,  by helping families who are reputable and who are really using that money to put towards the cost of saving a life.  By helping these families, you will be the hands and feet of Jesus, rescuing a child who is God’s child…priceless to Him in every way. For information on how you can help these families, please contact me at reneeloux@orphanjusticecenter.org. Thank you so very much!

I want to stand before Jesus one day, knowing that I did my part. I know you do to.

God bless you!

Much love in Jesus,

Renee’