This means it’s entirely possible for us to be against the destructive actions of biological parents but still for the redemptive pursuit of their souls. We can be against what they’ve done but still for them. Let me say that again, we can simultaneously be against what they’ve done but still for who they are. They are humans. They are not the Enemy. Broken humans in need of redemption.
THE TRUE HERO OF FOSTER CARE
In the grand, unseen spiritual battle raging around us, Satan is the ultimate Enemy and we are not the hero. Jesus is. This is not a condemning statement, but for those entrenched in the battle of speaking and standing for those who cannot speak and stand on their own, it’s an incredibly freeing and refreshing one. One of the most gracious gifts given to us in the gospel is freedom from the burden to be the hero of anybody’s story, including our own. Of course we are still responsible to fight for the best interests of the kids we are caring for, but with Jesus as the Hero we are free from the need to bear the weight of redemption that only He was ever intended to carry. With Jesus as the Hero foster care is not an overwhelming struggle that seems hopeless at times but is simply another vivid expression of a spiritual battle in which the victory of beauty will eventually triumph over the vices of brokenness. With Jesus as the Hero the struggles will be real for us but they do not have the power to defeat us; they will be heavy upon us but they do not have the power to break us; the Enemy will seek to destroy us but he will not have the power to prevail over us. This is the confidence upon which we intercede on behalf of these kids. This is the hope which steadies us even as the war rages on around us.
