Comments on: Transracial adoption: Is God’s leading enough? http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/485/ the blog of nightlight christian adoptions Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:26:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dorothy Bode http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/485/comment-page-1/#comment-3443 Dorothy Bode Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:51:41 +0000 http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/?p=485#comment-3443 Thanks Josh - good expansion on my earlier weak post! Thanks Josh – good expansion on my earlier weak post!

]]> By: Christopher http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/485/comment-page-1/#comment-3442 Christopher Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:24:42 +0000 http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/?p=485#comment-3442 To the point of Dorothy's original post, although it is true that one should not be foolish and ignore external circumstances in building a family through adoption (such as adopting into an unstable family situation or the inability to provide basic necessities), we must also trust God's leading. An esteemed physician once indicated that he would hate to see my family pursue adoption instead of plowing down the medical road leading (presumably) to building a biological family, only to regret the decision years later and realize that a mistake had been made. I soon realized that if God is leading one to pursue adoption (or a transracial or special needs adoption) and the external circumstances don't seem to indicate otherwise, we must trust that he is faithful to follow it through. Horizontal adoption is a reflection of God's adoption of His people (albeit meager). Veritical adoption is tied to a covenant relationship between God and his people and to their families (Genesis 17). In light of God's pursuit of adoption and His covenant with His children, and following by living in the content of that covenant and its implications, I can't imagine waking up one day to realize that a mistake had been made. Oh, and Josh, that "helpfully succinct" virtue escapes me too! To the point of Dorothy’s original post, although it is true that one should not be foolish and ignore external circumstances in building a family through adoption (such as adopting into an unstable family situation or the inability to provide basic necessities), we must also trust God’s leading. An esteemed physician once indicated that he would hate to see my family pursue adoption instead of plowing down the medical road leading (presumably) to building a biological family, only to regret the decision years later and realize that a mistake had been made. I soon realized that if God is leading one to pursue adoption (or a transracial or special needs adoption) and the external circumstances don’t seem to indicate otherwise, we must trust that he is faithful to follow it through.

Horizontal adoption is a reflection of God’s adoption of His people (albeit meager). Veritical adoption is tied to a covenant relationship between God and his people and to their families (Genesis 17). In light of God’s pursuit of adoption and His covenant with His children, and following by living in the content of that covenant and its implications, I can’t imagine waking up one day to realize that a mistake had been made.

Oh, and Josh, that “helpfully succinct” virtue escapes me too!

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