Adopted as His Own

Today’s Post By: Rae Lynn DeAngelisWhen I was a little girl, I found out one of my best friends was adopted. At the time I didn’t really understand the whole concept of adoption, but I do remember being very curious about the whole thing. Even though I was intrigued, I didn’t ask my friend a lot of questions because I wasn’t sure how she felt about it.The Bible tells us that we have been adopted as sons and daughters of the King. What a wonderful truth. The subject of adoption has been on the forefront of my mind because the theme repeatedly pops up during my study and devotion time.With thoughts of spiritual adoption afresh on my mind, I began to wonder about my friend’s natural adoption. How did she feel about it? Did she ever wonder about her birth parents or attempt to find out who they were? Since she and I are still friends today, I decided to give her a call. She graciously consented to answer a few of my questions.When I asked my friend how old she was when she found out that she was adopted, she said, As far back I can remember