It has been spoken by others that I have an addiction.
These things are said to the people I hold dearest. It hurts.
Addiction is a dirty word. It carries with it shame and secrets you don't want anyone to know.
Addiction tears apart families.
Addiction ruins those who were perfectly healthy.
Addiction involves words only whispered so the children don't hear.
Addiction is a dependance- something that cannot be controlled.
So am I an addict?
Am I really addicted to children? Am I really addicted to adoption?
I don't believe that God blesses one with an addiction. My children are a blessing.
An addiction keeps a person from being the complete person that God intends them to be. My children may keep me from getting a full nights sleep occasionally, but they are the answer to our prayers. God uses them to mold me into exactly what He intends me to be.
Quite the opposite of what addiction does.
Addicted to children?!?! Addicted to adoption?!?!
That is what has been said.
I do not believe that it is true. But if I am wrong, I cannot think of a more priceless, rewarding, perfect, amusing, perfect, holy, abundant, overflowing, rich, hilarious, absolute thing to be addicted to.
So, what do you think? Do those words sound like words that describe addiction?
Do the faces in the photo above look like those who reside with an addict?
"...once our eyes are opened, we can't pretend we don't know what to do. God, who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls, knows that we know, and holds us responsible to act."
Proverbs 24:12
In Him,
E
5 comments:
OH how that reminds me of what we went through when we had 4 babies in the house. Christian friends FROM CHURCH saying "you can't save them all" referring to us keeping our kids with their siblings. That is why we told NOOONE that we did embryo adoption with Blakely until I was well along in my pregnancy. It hurts but what I can tell you since 5 years have passed now is that I drew closer to Jesus than I've ever been, I realized and it finally CLICKED that HE IS ALL WE TRULY NEED! Praying for you friend... That is THE PITS..
Addiction to Christ is that we CANNOT be complete without him, and if our dependency on him causes us to love others and do what is right-then I don't mind the term. It doesn't mean what it used to in today's pop culture. To a world that can't stay committed to anything for very long-an addiction is good, it compels you to continue despite all things circumstancial!
the Christ-in-me compels me to do something, if its not changing us, if we DONT have HIS heart, what does that say? Im afraid that since we are being still, listening for the quiet voice, there will be those that are convicted by our actions or hearing lies speaking condemnation when they arent called to adopt which causes these comments ( I believe they are required to do something mind you.But not everyone should adopt) I continue to live only for Him and HIS opinion. I will only answer to HIM, we all will. The naysayers only push me closer to Him.
I cannot even fathom the malicious things that people speak...for who knows what reason. But if loving sweet precious children that were wonderfully and perfectly woven together by God is an addiction, then wear that badge with honor.
Thank you for being an encouragement to the rest of us who love to watch the beauty of adoption unfold. :)
I think people confuse "addiction" and "calling".
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