But let your communication be, Yes, yes; No, no:
for whatever is more than these comes of evil. Matthew 5:23 AKJ
Lord, I seek your wisdom;
for this message begins as none other I have written. I pray for Your wisdom
and guidance in all that follows:
For those of you
joining in the reading of this conversation, I offer a link. Please do not go
to the site until after you pray, as I have, over the remaining words of this
blog.
You see, I have two dear friends Lord, You know them
well: Tim and Tara. Tim in particular I have known and we have grown together
to become absolute brothers in our faith to You. I cannot say I truly know the
heart of any other person, but by my walk with these two, You have blessed me
and the world they serve.
By Your design, Tim and Tara are not able to have
children of their own. There is much background to this story, none of it
important at this moment, other than it leading to Your putting on their hearts,
a decision to adopt.
Lord here is where the rocky path begins that You
have now asked my friends and I to walk together. Adoption is an expensive endeavor.
My friends need funding for fulfill Your calling. Tim came to me with what
seemed a simple request. “Will you work for a day at a widow’s home and ask
others to sponsor you?” My response to the first part was of course, “Yes.” But
to the sponsorship request, I surprised him with a, “No.”
My God and
Counselor, It has taken all of my lifetime for You to teach me the complexities
of giving my Yes and No to another: How can I explain it
simply in one or two pages
it may take the
remainder of my life! You have pricked my heart to start a new study on this
subject and here it begins (only begins).
it may take the
remainder of my life! You have pricked my heart to start a new study on this
subject and here it begins (only begins).
To you others who are reading: I can’t request of you to donate
to my friends because of something I do. I am not wired to ask for compensation
in that way.
I
will let my Yes be Yes, serving Tim and Tara and the widow Mary and as
importantly the child whom now only God knows by name, because He has put it on
my heart to do so.
I can’t tell you others to contribute or donate money to a cause
because of me or my puny efforts. I can only tell you that, in a world where
abortion is seen as convenient method to kill the innocent, a child needs two
loving parents.
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| Tim & Tara |
In that same world, a couple strives and yearns to be Your
servants, Master. Their fruit is the
evidence. I am only the witness.
The only other request I can make is what I always ask of my
family and my spiritual kin: Pray with me for Tim and Tara, for the widows and
the orphans; Serve as God and his scripture compels. Pray for me in my efforts
to serve with you and if your hearts are likewise moved as mine, visit the site
above to consider this opportunity.
Lord God, bless us all in whatever ministry You call us to. Let
all of our works be only to Your glory and purpose and to none other.
Shalom,
Mark C.
