Surrendering

I need you to join with me in praying for J. Lately I have been burdened by the thought of him going home to his mom. It is difficult for me to imagine the kind of life he would have if he is returned to her home. Yesterday I attended a case plan update meeting with J's mom, grandma, social workers and other professionals, and I received more insight into who his mom is and how unequipped she is. I am physically burdened at times with a desire to pray for him and his future. I don't know where he will be living permanently because that decision has not been made yet. And it won't be made for quite a few more months. So my job is to pray for him everyday and to surrender him to his Father's hands. He is not ours, he is not his mom's . . . . he is God's child and God has a plan for his life. He is an unbelievably lovable and fun child and I think that is what makes the burden that much heavier. I desire to see him grow up in a loving and safe environment and to love and serve God. I know that God desires the best for his life and I have to daily surrender to God's plan. Please join me in praying for him. Thankfully nothing changed at the meeting yesterday and mom's request for unsupervised time with him was denied. At this point she will continue to have 2 2-hour visits a week, and they are both supervised by professionals. My prayer is that if she is unable to care for him, this fact will become evident to the social workers and judge in the next 3 months, prior to the court hearing in January. If he returns home, my prayer is that God will keep Him safe and he will come to know and trust Him.

Surrender is hard sometimes.