Status Updates From Rich in Love: When God Resc...

“ I hated most of the parents of our kids, refusing to forgive them. I... asked God to forgive me for my hatred and to soften my calloused heart. He Reminded me that these were lost and broken people, just as I was.”

“ I have to continually remind myself that I don’t need to be afraid of what people say or do. My God is my defender. As long as I obey God, I can trust and fear not!”

“ trust for me is like a weak muscle. I need to exercise it. So I go to God’s word and fill my mind with God’s truth. Then I meditate on it until my fear is gone and I trust God to take care of me.”

“I still struggle with fear of many things, including the fear that someone will come take our kids. The sad thing is, I know fair is opposite of trust, and I want to trust fully in God’s care, provision, and plans.”

“Domingo and I try to teach these kids to honor their parents. It’s tough... but God doesn’t make a distinction about which parents to honor. He just says “honor your father and mother.” One way we do that is to encourage the children to forgive their parents and pray for their salvation.”

“Before I ever started praying, God knew what He was going to do. But he urged me to pray so I would pay attention and see what he did on our behalf. Now when the Holy Spirit nudges me to pray for something… I just do it. I want to see God move mountains because he can and he does.”

“Before I ever started praying, God knew what He was going to do. But he urged me to pray so I would pay attention and see what he did on our behalf. Now when the Holy Spirit nudges me to pray for something… I just do it. I want to see God move mountains because he can and he does.”

“Irene. These are God’s children, not ours. He will protect them.”

“ when the mom picked up the kids on Friday, I was sick inside. I had to hand over two little babies to a Mom high on meth and her boyfriend. All I could do is pray for their protection.”

“ I had to take him to the chair, and he’s fight me while I tried to hold him. Then I’d give him the caramel, and he’d start to relax. After a while, when we got into the rocker, he’d start relaxing automatically, waiting for the candy. Pretty soon I didn’t even need the candy.”

“ thank you, Lord, for the opportunity to serve you. Spend us until we are totally dependent on you. Bring us the trials that perfect us and draw us nearer to you.”

“We can choose the easy path and miss out on God’s blessings. Or we can take the hard path, knowing that Jesus is leading the way… I have three adopted kids. I was doing enough – more than most people I knew.”

“When you raise a child from infancy, you have a variety of good memories... So when that child reaches a difficult life stage, you sort of have a credit in your emotional bank to draw from… When you adopt older children, you don’t have the sweet memories that have built up a savings account of overflowing, unconditional love. You only have negative behavior that needs constant attention and correction.”

“God’s gifts don’t always come in ways we expect. But saying yes and accepting his gifts are the only ways for God to be the hero of the story.”