We Are All Adopted!
When someone asks you, "Who are you, what is your name?" What do
you say? My response is something like, "Hi, I'm Kimberly
Chastain a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Professional
Life Coach, Wife, Mom, etc." Depending on groups you may attend,
it could be something like I'm a recovering alcoholic,
recovering addict, anorexic, fill in the blank . Do you know
what we really should answer to that question? "Hi, I'm a child
of God and daughter of the King. I am incredibly special and
chosen." Wow! What a difference that makes for your self worth.
We are all adopted into the Kingdom of God. Look at Ephesians
1:5, "He predestined us to be adopted as His sons through Jesus
Christ, in accordance with His pleasure and will." Romans 8:15,
"For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again
to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption. And by Him we
cry, "Abba, Father." God chose us before the beginning of time.
Does that not make you feel incredibly special? God has been
thinking about you for thousands of years.
The other thought that is so wonderful is once we are adopted
into God's family, Jesus is sitting at the right hand of God and
saying, "This one is mine. I died for her. No one can take her
out of my hand." God sees the work of Christ's sacrifice and
says it is enough. Also, the most astonishing fact is Jesus is
saying there is nothing she can do to make Me love her more and
nothing she can do to make Me love her less. I love her. Period.
Reread that sentence. As Working Moms we can have tendencies to
perfectionism. God loves you period. You don't have to work at
earning or keeping His love. He rejoices in you and His
wonderful creation.
So, today I encourage you to spend time thinking about your
adoption and your inheritance as a child of God. If you really
knew how much you were loved, I do think we all would act
differently every day. We often forget who our Heavenly Father
is and how much He loves us. You are loved no matter what. I
encourage you to have a day full of remembering whose you are.