You too…

Over the last several weeks M and I have been hearing from various people how courageous we are for taking on this adoption. M warned me after she went to the doctor that we needed to make sure we were being humble throughout this process. It would be very easy to hear someone tell you how great you are for doing this and start to puff up yourself. That is not what we are about. We are trying to glorify God through this and listen to Him.

The thing is that M and I are not any different from anyone reading this blog. We are very ordinary people. There is nothing truly special about us and yet God has called us to do this. If you look throughout the Bible, God is always using regular, ordinary people to do His will. Look at the 12 disciples for example. A good portion of them were fisherman which was a very common job in their time. I would be willing to bet that there were hundreds of boats on the water the day that Jesus called out to John. What about Matthew who was a tax collector? Another ordinary job in their time.

I think people are afraid to be ordinary. I think that we see the “famous” people in our world today and want to be like them. I, for one, do not want to be like them. Most of them are not making an impact in this world, or perhaps they are, but in the wrong way.

As I look back on my life of 31 years of life, I am already ashamed of how little I have done for God. I regret all the time that I spent on dumb things of this life. I have been on this Earth roughly 11,500 days and I wonder how many of those days did I answer God’s calling? Each day He has a purpose for me and I hope in the future I am able to fulfill that.

So I have titled this blog post “You too…” because I believe that God is calling you too. I know some of you may be thinking, “Whoah, I definitely do not think I could adopt a special needs child.” My answer to that is, no problem. We all have different gifts from God. In that way we are all unique to fulfill a specific purpose in His plan. Your purpose may not even be something monumental. It could be to pray with someone you run into one day.  It might be to volunteer at a local place to serve those less fortunate than you. Do not underestimate the small actions presented to you each day. 

This world is full of hurting people who are reaching out and looking for answers. Let us be the hands and feet of Jesus!