February Meeting

This month we are prayerfully focusing our hearts on discerning God's plan for orphans & adoption within our church body here at CCBC. With the help of Tapestry ( IBC's adoption ministry) we've complied a list of questions for you to consider and discuss as you seek God's direction for your family. This list is certainly not complete and is only meant as a tool, not a replacement for God's Word or authority in your life:)

 

Ten Questions to Consider As You Explore Adoption

For group discussion

1. What are my biggest fears regarding adoption?

2. Do/will my close family and friends support my decision to adopt? If not, why?

3. How do I define the concept of family? In other words, what is a family?

4. What personal experience(s) do I have regarding adoption – whether positive or negative?

5. Does adoption seem “normal” to me?

5. What have I done thus far to educate myself about adoption and what are the next steps I should take to gain more education?
   
   
   
   

For continued discussion with your family:

1. Have we prayed and asked for God's wisdom about building our family? If not why?

2. What, if anything, do I feel that I would lose or be “giving up” if I choose to adopt?

3. Why do/would I want to adopt?

4. Have I explored the realities of having a child that may never look exactly like me or my spouse? Why or why not?

5. How do I feel about birthparents (i.e.,the biological parents of children who are adopted)

6. If married, does my spouse have the same ideas about adoption that I do?

Scripture for further guidance & prayer:

James 1:5, James 3:17

Jeremiah 29:11

Joshua 1:9 b

Proverbs 3:5-6

Ephesians 3:20-21

Philippians 4:4-8

*HUGE Thanks to Tapestry for providing these Questions

tapestry.irvingbible.org

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