"So, Apparently I Have a Disability...."

After reading yesterday's blog post to my daughter, she said, "So, apparently, I have a disability".
dis·a·ble  [dis-ey-buhl] –verb (used with object), -bled, -bling. 1. to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; cripple; incapacitate: He was disabled by blindness. 2.to make legally incapable; disqualify.
dis·a·bil·i·ty [dis-uh-bil-i-tee] –noun, plural -ties 1. lack of adequate power, strength, or physical or mental ability; incapacity.

Her bold statement was followed by an awkward silence. It suddenly became clear that even before I began to research the subject of attachment disorders pertaining to adoption, I had been assuming 'guilt by association'. After all, she was adopted, her Mom neglected her, Dad was never a part of her life, she was in and out of foster care till she was 7 years old.

Let's do the math...

1+1+1+1=4 correct??

Not necessarily...

Thankfully, as in countless times before, the Holy Spirit came to the rescue to help bail me out of the mess I had gotten myself into. As always, He pointed us to Christ and allowed us to use this situation as a learning tool for both of us.

During the awkward silence immediately following my daughter's bold statement, my thoughts turned towards the deprivation of mankind. I mean, since the fall of man, don't we all suffer from being disabled?

Look back at the definition of disable. The example sentence used is "He was disabled by blindness." When Adam made the choice to disobey God and eat of the tree that he was commanded not to eat of, mankind experienced a spiritual blindness. We were separated from God.

I am so thankful that God made a way for us to regain our sight. He sent His only begotten Son as payment for our sins and the sins of the whole world.

It became obvious that I had forgotten to factor in certain equations into our "problem" such as:

~The Love of God that we experienced at the new birth and on a daily basis
~Daily provision of prayer
~God's Word and all of His Good Promises
~The Holy Spirit's Power to enable us to get through each day
~The countless number of God's Perfect Attributes ...

I believe this would cancel out some of the numbers in our original problem... don't you?

Let's redo the math...

1+1+1+1 + GOD = 0 ∞ (mathematical symbol for infinity)

Now...There is a solution that has been checked and rechecked.

The solution is Jesus. He has always been, is and always will be True. He has never failed one time!

"Blessed [be] the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant." 1Kings 8:56

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THE LOVE OF GOD
The love of God is greater far
Than tongue or pen can ever tell;
It goes beyond the highest star,
And reaches to the lowest hell;
The guilty pair, bowed down with care,
God gave His Son to win;
His erring child He reconciled,
And pardoned from his sin.

Oh, love of God, how rich and pure!
How measureless and strong!
It shall forevermore endure—
The saints’ and angels’ song.

When hoary time shall pass away,
And earthly thrones and kingdoms fall,
When men who here refuse to pray,
On rocks and hills and mountains call,

God’s love so sure, shall still endure,
All measureless and strong;
Redeeming grace to Adam’s race—
The saints’ and angels’ song.

Could we with ink the ocean fill,
And were the skies of parchment made,
Were every stalk on earth a quill,
And every man a scribe by trade;

To write the love of God above
Would drain the ocean dry;
Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
Though stretched from sky to sky.