When asked this at 5 or 6 most kids respond with. "I want to be a doctor, an astronaut, a police officer or a firefighter" But those are the dreams of the past, what we thought we were gonna be.
Now when asked this question we have more realistic jobs picked out like I want to be a teacher, or a part-time nurse, or a photographer.
Today one of my very dear friends asked me this same question in which I responded to in a flash. This is what I told her, "I want to be a special needs preschool teacher specializing in down syndrome and Prader Willi, deafness and blindness. I also want to adopt. and be the best mom I can be. :)
And I want to help with local charitys and such, i want to sponsor people on reecesrainbow.com" Thats exactly what I told her.
She responded with "You're so awesome :)
I want to be a social worker I think either dealing with little kids in bad situations and getting them out or with dealing with adoption. Placing kids with families and all of that kind of stuff. Giving kids to families that arent able to have their own."
I told her "You are way more amazing than me!"
She responded, "How So?"
And then I told her, "she just was"
She then went on and said "Well I think you are pretty amazing. You're so driven and mature and beautiful inside and out and have an awesome love for god and your family.....it's great to see!"
That made me really happy, you dont even know. :)
You may be wondering "Why in the world is she posting this?"
But it's for a reason... I want to challenge you to work towards your goals, to be what you want to be and not what this world wants you to be. I am going to work towards my goal. I have been since i could remember. I was taught to never give up, keep on perservering through the hard times, even though you just want to lay there curled up in a ball, crying. How is that going to change anything? How are we going to change this world we live in? How are we going to sit back and let these things in this world happen? Truth is, we can't, we can't just sit here and watch and read about children dying, or not being able to go home with there families. Can we do something? Yes, we can. We can donate, give up your morning coffee or weekly trip to the fast food place. If we can't donate there's nothing more powerful then praying to the most high, God!
I mean really people, did we forget who gave us America? Did we forget who loved us before? Did we loose the very faith and trust he planted in us? I know it's hard to stick by God, but, by all means, we have to! If we don't then we will never see the joy and happiness he has planned for us. Maybe you are supposed to adopt NOW, or maybe you are supposed to wait. But if God has told you something you are to act now! "Don't wait for the 'perfect' moment live in the NOW!" Thats what a very smart youth pastor once told me.
This Spring Break really got me thinking, why was I hiding? Hiding who I really was, from the people at school. This is a matter of eternal life with Jesus in heaven, or death in hell. My friends, the very people who I adore and trust, Don't know Him or maybe they do, whether or not I'm supposed to start the fire, or fan the flames, I am where I am right now to DO SOMETHING! Not be hooked on for the 'Joy ride' not sit back and watch the people I say I love perish, if I don't tell them, maybe they'll never know, maybe they WILL perish.
Same as these orphans.... They WILL perish if not given a voice, if not shown to this world.
But your mind fills with 'what-ifs'. What if he isnt accepted? What if we dont have the finances? What if we can't do it? What if? What if? What if? What if? I'm SICK of it! I know I'm not perfect, I know that I have what-if moments, but This Spring break i realized, I kinda went back to my roots, i got away from this horrid world filled with, Hate, Self-doubt, Selfishness. Anyways this post got really long and scattered I'm sorry but I just had a bunch of feelings i had to get out.
I hope that some how some one reads this and actually picks something up from it. :)
"If we say we love God but do nothing on behalf of the world's vulnerable children, we're kidding ourselves; we're ignorant and misinformed. You cannot love God without developing a passion for orphans."
Kay Warren
Please keep Christopher's and Masha's family in your prayers!
And I am an Easter Warrior for Emory, so if you have any fundraising Ideas, let me know!
Thank you so much! Keep this boy and this family in your prayers!
LOVE THEM LIKE JESUS!
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