Silent and Unknown Warrior

From my blog post on Established in Grace
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Over Mother's Day weekend I thought about her.

Not my daughter but her birth mother.  My heart skitters and slides over that messy and beautifully painful truth.

I don't have our girl home yet. I don't have her picture or her beautiful Chinese name to look at and memorize, but already the magnitude, tragedy, depth, and privilege begin to expand and grow in my soul.

And this woman that I don't know is a warrior.  I don't know her story and I cannot claim any knowledge about her and our shared daughter.  But this woman chose to grow our daughter in her womb.  And give her life.  It is not an easy choice.  But she did it.  This warrior woman gave our daughter life and gave her to us.

In response to this warrior woman I will be a warrior to fight for her spiritual life.

So I fight in prayer for our daughter's birth parents. Praying for God to work in their hearts and lives and have them accept Jesus as their personal Savior, so that one day we can all be together in heaven and love on our girl as a family.

"The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance."  2 Peter 3:9 (emphasis mine)

Prayers are often silent and unknown except to the person who is praying.  But prayer is powerful.  Here at Established in Grace we want to pray for you. To be silent warrior women for you as we pray for the needs of your heart.  We may not know you personally but we can join together in prayer to the One who knows and loves you best.

I also invite you to become the unknown and silent warriors for someone.  Who are you fighting for?  Who do you need to be wrestling in prayer for?  Be a warrior and fight for the eternal lives of those God is placing upon your heart.

I think of Jacob's reply after wrestling with God,

"I will not let you go unless you bless me." Genesis 32:26

Don't give up. Don't let go of God as you fight for those He has laid on your heart.  And one day I look forward to being gathered together in heaven and seeing and hearing all the ways God has answered our prayers.