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"No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you" Isiah 54:17a).

I had a friend once tell me that you will know you are fully living a Christ centered life when people begin to question your sanity. It made me laugh at the time and then once I thought about it, I realized how true that really is.

Basically we all have the same choice- to live a self centered life or to live a Christ centered life. There are no other choices.

When you choose the Christ centered life- you will find the world begins to lose its appeal. Because it is now Jesus, and what He wants, that becomes important in your life.

And this, will look a lot different than the self centered life.

So those around you will question you- because the choices you make, the lifestyle you live will not longer 'match up' with what the world says is good and with what the world says is popular.

And it will make people wonder.

And for some, it will even make them mad.

Today we live in a world that tells us that the ideal family size is 2.5 children. (Can someone explain to me how you even have a half a kid?) So, when you see a family walk in the door with 9 children, all from different races and ethnic groups- they begin to question. And for some, they feel justified to insult.

Large adoptive families often get labeled. I have heard them called everything from 'child collectors' to being accused to being 'addicted' to adopting. I have been told that we can't save the world and asked when enough is enough.

All I can say is, if I was into collecting- I can guarantee you it would be one of those kind of nice collections you simply display on a shelf and look at. It would require little work, perhaps just an occasional dusting. It would be a something rare- not 147 million of them waiting to be found.

As for adoption being an addiction- I will say one thing I know for sure- I can think of lots of things that would be a lot worse to be addicted too. Things that don't bring God glory.

While yes it is true, I cannot save the entire world- that doesn't mean I shouldn't do what I can do. Imagine yourself inside of a burning building, lying on the floor, trapped, unable to help yourself. Someone dials 911- but the firefighters on call responded by saying 'Oh well, we can't save them all' and don't come to your rescue. There are 147 million orphans in this world trapped and unable to help themselves. How are you going to respond to the call?

In response to when is enough, enough? As I have said in the past, I refuse to say we are done ever again. Simply because I do not believe that being ‘done’ is my choice to make. I guess I just feel sort of silly announcing to God that we are ‘done’ serving him in any way that He asks. If the Lord ask us to open our home to a child in need once again- then I would never ignore Him. For us- 'enough' would be when there is no longer a child in need. What that will mean for our lives I have no idea. But I am not about to start limiting God with what He can and cannot do with my life.

But you know what, none of this matters anyway. I am not living my life to win any popularity contests. I am not living my life for approval from others. I am living my life for the ONE. The one who created me as well as each and every one of my children in His own image. The ONE who celebrates big families by saying:

Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one's youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate. Psalm 127:3

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