encouragement from Bill Johnson

Well, to be honest, there are many times that I wonder if we are absolutely crazy to attempt this adoption......I mean, it will really complicate our lives.
We have not formally introduced Trey and Tessa.....and unfortunately we cannot include pictures. Not yet. Trey is six years old. Tessa is 2 1/2 years old. They live in an orphanage in Ethiopia. Their dad has died of AIDS and their mom is dying. And God commands us to care for the orphan, the fatherless, the motherless, the poor. So we want to be obedient. But do we feel adequate or prepared or ready for the challenges that will come? Not on our own strength.

I recently read these thoughts from Bill Johnson (pastor of Bethel Church in Redding, CA):
Part of our problem is this: We are accustomed only to doing things for God that are not impossible. If God doesn't show up and help us, we can still succeed.....
His righteousness/character is not built into us by our own efforts. It is developed when we quit striving and learn to abandon ourselves completely to his will.....
If he (the Holy Spirit) is to be free to move in our lives, we will constantly be involved in impossibilities. The supernatural is his natural realm.

So please pray for us in those moments of discouragement. Pray that he will strengthen us, give us family unity, eyes to see the spiritual realm clearly, faith to trust in our heavenly Father's provision.