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Giving Thanks in Times of Trial—But God

Posted by on Nov 18, 2020 | 2 comments

Giving Thanks in Times of Trial—But God

Giving thanks can be difficult when trials pile up one on another. 2020 has tested people around the world in ways no one ever imagined due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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God’s Unique Plan: A Mother’s Day Retrospect

Posted by on May 12, 2020 | Comments Off on God’s Unique Plan: A Mother’s Day Retrospect

God’s Unique Plan: A Mother’s Day Retrospect

God’s unique plan for each life is what I celebrate on Mother’s Day. Two special women hold my eternal gratitude …

 

 

 

God’s Unique Plan: A Mother’s Day Retrospect

A 2MefromHim Devotional

“Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.” Isaiah 49:15, 16

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God’s Unique Plan for Each Life

God’s unique plan for each life is what I celebrate on Mother’s Day. Though the observance comes once a year, two special women hold my eternal gratitude—the birthmothers of my adopted children. Without them, my life would be much poorer. I honor them throughout the year.

I honor my children's birth mothers throughout the year for the gift they gave... #MothersDay #birthmothers #adoption Click To Tweet

As an adoptive mother, I participate in an eternal and loving plan of God. I witness the miracle of my children’s unique genetic makeup influenced by non-biological parents chosen by the Father. With no blood between us, we are family.

God has a Unique Plan for Each Person

Our world no longer cares if unmarried women raise their children. Unfortunately, the idea of adoption isn’t always greeted in a positive way. Radical movements have convinced women it’s kinder to kill a child than offer a life with two loving parents. However, our Creator values each unique life he designs.

Adoption is so special to God that he uses it to describe his relationship with believers... #Godislove #adoption #salvation Click To Tweet

The recent outcry against abortion accompanies technology which reveals babies moving, stretching, and sucking their thumbs. Psalm 139 says, “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made…” The psalmist goes on to speak of God’s handiwork as he forms a child and plans each life from the moment of conception.

Psalm 139:16 reveals God’s unique plan for each life. “…All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” What comfort to know that despite the circumstances of someone’s birth, no one is an accident to God. No one was unplanned. From eternity, God created each person for his purpose.

From eternity, God created each person for his purpose... #God #prolife #purpose Click To Tweet

God’s Unique Plan Includes Adoption

God likens his relationship with believers to that of an adopted child, “the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, ‘Abba, Father.’” (Romans 8:15) Paul uses adoption multiple times to explain the intimate relationship of the Christian to the Almighty God.

 

God's Unique Plan

Mother’s Day lives in my heart as a memorial to the courageous and unselfish choice of two young women. My children are a unique creation of God, who granted them two loving mothers. Adoption is a reminder that we should cherish each and every life. To be a mother is a privilege to never take for granted.

Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Isaiah 49:15 #children #blessing #love Click To Tweet

© Norma Gail Holtman, May 9, 2020

About the author:

Norma Gail - AuthorNorma Gail writes Fiction to Refresh Your Spirit. Her contemporary novels, Land of My Dreams, which won the 2016 Bookvana Religious Fiction Award, and Within Golden Bands (releasing May 19, 2020), explore the theme of women whose faith triumphs over trials. A women’s Bible study leader for over 21 years, her devotionals and poetry have appeared at ChristianDevotions.us, the Stitches Thru Time blog, Inspire a Fire, and in “The Secret Place.” She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers, Romance Writers of America, Historical Writers of America, and the Women’s Fiction Writers Association. Norma is a former RN who lives in the mountains of New Mexico with her husband of 44 years. They have two adult children. To connect with her, you can follow her blog, or join her on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Goodreads, BookBub, or Amazon.

 

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But God: Giving Thanks When Life Seems Cruel

Posted by on Nov 20, 2017 | 2 comments

But God: Giving Thanks When Life Seems Cruel

Giving thanks when life seems to have dealt you a cruel hand is hard. Being with family and friends can exacerbate the situation rather than helping. However, the author and controller of our circumstances is God, not man. This Thanksgiving, concentrate on the “but God’s” and give thanks no matter what your situation and help others to do so as well. 

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In Hope

Posted by on Jan 4, 2016 | 8 comments

In Hope

There are times in our lives when it seems we can find no hope, no reason to thank God, no reason to feel optimistic about our present circumstances or the future. In those times, we must look back on the things God has done, in our lives and in His word. There is always a reason for hope. 

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1,000 Blessings & 10,000 Reasons by Trina Matous

Posted by on Nov 25, 2015 | 2 comments

1,000 Blessings & 10,000 Reasons by Trina Matous

What will you give thanks for this Thanksgiving? My guest, Trina Bresser Matous, suggests that listing our blessings is a great way to see how much we really have to be thankful for. 

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