My husband once told me that we are all called to adopt a needy child. He said it is in scripture. The problem is dying to self and having the nerve to do it. If there is a child without a home and there are many, what would cause us not to rescue at least one? I say this boldly but it took us years to jump in the boat so to speak. I am not being judgmental just writing my thoughts. One day, I had a good friend ask me a sincere question, So Tricia, you’ve decided to travel halfway around the world to adopt a child you have never met. That’s pretty radical, what caused you to do this? I smiled knowing the answer could never truly be explained. It was a heart thing. A calling is a heart thing. God touched my heart. Why do you love your husband or wife? You just do. At one moment in time, you looked at him or her and you were in love. I am not talking about love at first sight. I am talking about my life won’t be complete without you and my heart aches when your not around kind of love. You knew he or she was the one. When and how it happened can’t be explained. Matters of the heart can never truly be verbalized or explained completely. However, I will attempt to try to explain it a little. I believe the Bible. You may not but I do. And in scripture, James 1:27 to be exact it says, “Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world.” I believe that God wants us not just to visit them but love them and take them in.” I honestly couldn’t shake that concept out of my mind for about six years, maybe more. A true calling or love never dies. You can’t run from it. I knew somewhere out there I had an orphaned daughter, I was suppose to parent. And if I didn’t abandon common sense and search for her then I knew I would regret it. I knew I would regret it for my entire lifetime. I know that sounds like a very dramatic statement. However, that was the state of my heart at the time. We will always regret not following what God is calling us to do. I really don’t know what God is calling you to do, what dream you have, what love you can’t shake. But if you are reading this blog, I can assure you it is not by accident. We have a very big God and he does order our steps. And thankfully, he keeps bringing us back to that dream, that calling, that love, His love. I had a wise friend tell me once that if you would regret not doing it, then it means you probably should. If it blows up in your face, then rest assured this life is short compared to eternity. Obey the call, follow the dream and don’t look back. Godspeed my friends.