{"id":259,"date":"2017-07-07T12:53:23","date_gmt":"2017-07-07T17:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelight.com\/?p=259"},"modified":"2017-07-07T12:53:23","modified_gmt":"2017-07-07T17:53:23","slug":"adoption-the-heart-of-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thelight.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/07\/adoption-the-heart-of-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Adoption &#8211; the Heart of God"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"260\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/thelight.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/07\/adoption-the-heart-of-god\/love-1833162_640\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thelight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/love-1833162_640.jpg?fit=494%2C640\" data-orig-size=\"494,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"love-1833162_640\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thelight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/love-1833162_640.jpg?fit=494%2C640\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-260\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thelight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/love-1833162_640.jpg?resize=232%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thelight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/love-1833162_640.jpg?resize=232%2C300 232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thelight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/love-1833162_640.jpg?w=494 494w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/>Adoption is the very image of what God has done for us. \u00a0From being all alone and left to fend for ourselves amidst evil God brought us into His family if we simply accepted his invitation to become a member, securing the benefits of being a &#8220;child&#8221; and an &#8220;heir&#8221; forever and always!<\/p>\n<p>This picture of adoption is especially relevant to the LIGHT! as one of our very own families, Keith and Melody, are undergoing the process of adoption right now. \u00a0Their future son, Parker, is waiting for them in China right now, even as Keith and Melody eagerly await for the approval from the Chinese government to come and receive him.<\/p>\n<p>Parker is 13 so this is a bit different of an adoption. \u00a0However, I believe this is a great example of God&#8217;s love for us in that, just like God, Keith and Melody love Parker and simply want him as their son no matter how late in life he is. \u00a0(I can tell you personally that, at least for me, it would be much easier to convince myself to adopt a cute newborn than it would be for a budding teenager so kudos to Keith and Melody for being much better reflectors of God&#8217;s love than I could ever be! =)<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll write more about Parker in future posts I&#8217;m sure. \u00a0For now, take comfort in the image of God adopting you and all the peace, joy, hope and love that goes with that fact!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adoption is the very image of what God has done for us. \u00a0From being all alone and left to fend for ourselves amidst evil God brought us into His family if we simply accepted his invitation to become a member, securing the benefits of being a &#8220;child&#8221; and an &#8220;heir&#8221; forever and always! 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