One of the first times the comparison between earthly and heavenly adoptions occured shortly after we had made the decision to adopt our oldest son, J. J had been with us about three years and actually had aged out of the foster care system. We had told him we wanted to adopt him and he was going along with it - an "adult" adoption. These are unusual but not unheard of, and we wanted to provide a permanent family for J and give him that sense of belonging no matter what.
We had a habit of leaving notes at times when things needed to be said but weren't necessarily comfortable. J left a note one night expressing how happy he was that we were going to adopt him, how glad he was we had stuck with him through the hard times (and I think even how sorry he was he had put us through it...)
As I read that note (I'm sure I have it somewhere) I had such a sense of joy and happiness that he wanted to be adopted by us! He could have stopped it at any point but we would have fought hard to keep the decision. I couldn't help but think that if I feel this small amount of joy, how much joy does God feel when we make the choice to be part of the family; our decision doesn't change whether or not we're adopted, but our attitude can bring joy to all!
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