15 minutes for Eternity

• For those of you who have been here before, you know we are heading out tomorrow, to go receive our bundle of joy, that God has for us in Ethiopia (hey, we're ADOPTING...!)

• For those of you who know me, either face to face or from afar, you know that I am passionate about my Jesus. Today I heard this quote, don't know who said it, but totally agree that faith without action is dead...

'Faith isn't about what you believe...

it is what you do with what you believe.'

Some of you know we have a possible birth parent meeting while we are in Ethiopia. (Tuesday or Wednesday we are told). Now I have been struggling with this, not from fear, but from not knowing what I could say that would have meaning. I didn't just want to fill the meeting with words, words without meaning, comfort or life.

My goal as a born-again believer is to make an impact on this world, it is to use my life to influence, to make a real difference. I couldn't get my mind around what I could say, that would give the birth family comfort, bring them peace, joy and life.

Some might say, that is too big. That I am over thinking or perhaps worrying...let it just happen some would say...

Well, anyway I was wrestling with it. Then two days ago I talked to Julie, our case worker, she said most likely the meeting would be 15-20 minutes (unless we desired it to be longer). I thought this should have given me peace, but it did not. I went to bed thinking, "What can I say, what should I say, what God will we say? What do You want me to do, what is it that You are requiring of me?" All kinds of things ran through my natural mind. Let me tell you all of them were flat and dead.

I continued to pray and had one dear girlfriend praying along with me. ( She is a prayer warrior...you know who you are.) Today at 3:45, the Holy Spirit told me to open my Bible. He directed me to :

Ephesians chapter 3: 7-20.

I began to weep as I read what God was asking me to do. Again, not from fear, but from sheer joy. My Father, was directing my path :

Proverbs: 3:5-6

This is what the Holy Spirit then spoke to me, 'Tell her you are a Christian, tell her that you love my Son Jesus, tell her that you will raise her daughter as a Christian. Ask her if she knows Jesus. If she doesn't lead her to me. If she does...rejoice greatly!'

So, now I can speak life to this family. Now, my 15 minutes or more, won't have questions that are just filler...sigh, My God is so good and so much bigger than we let Him be. My heart is so grateful for His direction. Would you join me and ask God to prepare her (their...maybe grandmom and aunt) heart?

Thanks, really.

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