We often hear from couples who are considering adoption but want to know “Is there a need for people to adopt infants?

It seems like there are so many families who want one…”. Their question is legitimate. They’re not trying to talk themselves out of adoption – they want to make a difference in the life of a child and are wondering if infant adoption is the way to do that.

It’s true that there are many who want to adopt infants…but adoption is never as simple as lining up adoptive parents on one side of the room and babies on the other so the lines meet as they go out the door.

God is way more intentional than that with His children.  The Bible says that God sets the lonely in families.  He has specific plans for each child.  Each expectant mother has her own wishes and desires as well.  This means not every family is the right match for every baby, and just as importantly, there is a baby out there that is truly meant for those families who feel called to say yes.  For every adoptive family, there is an expectant mom out there somewhere thinking “If I could find someone like that…”.

We think of adoption in terms of a calling rather than simply filling a need.

Needs can be filled by systems and spreadsheets.  Callings must be fulfilled by people who step into them.  Needs belong to the whole.  Callings are individual.  If you have a call to do something, no one else will answer it.  It’s your call.

Don’t ask “Can we fill a need?”   Instead, ask “Is God calling us to do this?”

When we respond to the call of adoption, the Lord will fill in the necessary gaps to see that it all works out.