Call Me Crazy

I caught myself saying, more than once, "There is only enough room for about 8 kids.  Maybe 10, but by then we might need something bigger."  I never would have imagined these words coming from my mouth.  Don't get me wrong, it isn't too far fetched that I would like a large family since I like kids an awful lot.  But!  8? 10? 12?  If you ask me how many kids I think I will  have, the answer would be an even dozen.  Why not more?  Maybe more.  Considering my potential life expectancy and current earning ability, 12 seems like it is on the edge of do-able.  But, in my heart, when someone asks the question, "Are you going to have more kids?"  My answer is, "Are there more to be had?" 

It would be an incredible blessing to be able to say, "I am done having kids because there are no more kids that need homes."  What a miracle that would be.  I pray that the first thing Jesus shows me in heaven is that there are no more orphans. 

David was worried tonight about the new house getting crowded as we seek to bring in more kids.  Then, I showed PART of the photo listing of waiting children...now he wants to grow up to be a spokes person for the orphan and he is OK sharing his home.  He hopes it helps him share his message!!!

Most people say, "12 kids, are you crazy?"

I hope I am.  Crazy in God's will is always where I want to be.  Noah had to seem crazy to build that big ol' ark.  I am looking for a big ol' house to bring in God's creation.  Am I crazy like NOAH???  Please say yes! 

The disciples had to seem crazy when they dropped their fishing nets and walked after Jesus.  Am I crazy like them???  Please say Yes!

King David.  (One of my favorites because of this moment!) was despised by his wife because he was acting like a crazy man.  I love 2 Samuel 6: 12-16 Now King David was told, "The LORD has blessed the household of Obed-Edom and everything he has, because of the ark of God." So David went down and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David with rejoicing.  When those who were carrying the ark of the LORD had taken six steps, he sacrificed a bull and a fattened calf.  David, wearing a linen ephod, danced before the LORD with all his might, while he and the entire house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouts and the sound of trumpets.  As the ark of the LORD was entering the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul watched from a window. And when she saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, she despised him in her heart.

My pride asks me to stop looking foolish.  Don't do anything crazy.  But, then I ask God.  "What shall I do?"  He says:  But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. "Get behind me, Satan!" he said. "You do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men."  Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Mark 8:33-34

Tonight I pray:  God.  Let me be crazy for YOU!  Show me how I can follow you so that everyone who sees me will wonder what I am up to.  Please don't let my pride, my fear or anything get in the way of hearing Your voice and following Your will.  I confess to you that I put myself first.  Please help me help my kids to see Your heart too so that our whole family will be crazy for You.  Even if we are despised because of it.  AMEN!