Day 3: Loved & Accepted

One of our deepest desires is to feel loved and to belong. But it’s hard to feel loved when you don’t feel like you belong. For adoptive families, this can be a very real challenge. Adoptive parents and adoptees may feel different because of their story and struggle to see that difference in a positive way. That’s why it’s so important for adoptees to have a safe space where they are known, loved, accepted—and truly feel like they belong.

As adoptive parents, some days our love alone is not enough. And that is hard. We may not be enough, but the Lord is, and that is why it is so important to share God’s love and His word with your children, so that they know they are loved not only by you but by the Creator of the universe, their Heavenly Father. Their Heavenly Father adores them and thinks that they are wonderful!

Think about your journey as an adoptive family and all the pieces that had to fall into place for you to come together. It was so important to God that your adoptive child be on this planet at this exact moment in time that He used unique and unconventional ways to bring your child into being and to custom-make your family.

Remember, God needed you in this world right now. Today, at this time. He is with you on this journey with you—now and forever.

Prayers for Parents

Heavenly Father,

Thank You for the precious gift of this child’s life. From the very beginning, You knit them together with care, and You have never let them out of Your sight. Lord, when feelings of doubt, rejection, or not belonging try to take root, I ask that Your Spirit would remind them of the truth: they are fully known, fully loved, and fully chosen—by You.

Wrap their heart in Your perfect love, the kind of love that never leaves, never changes, and never fails. Let them feel safe, secure, and cherished in this family You have placed them in. Remind them daily that adoption is not second best, but a reflection of the way You have adopted all of us into Your family through Jesus Christ.

Give them peace when their heart feels unsettled. Replace questions with confidence, fears with joy, and loneliness with belonging. Surround them with people who will speak life, truth, and encouragement, so they may grow strong in who You created them to be.

Lord, let this child know beyond any doubt that they are a beloved son/daughter—wanted, treasured, and celebrated. May they find their identity not in circumstances, but in You, the One who calls them chosen and dearly loved.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Prayers for the Child

Dear God,

Thank You for making me and loving me.
Sometimes I feel like I don’t belong, but please remind me that I do.
Help me to know I am wanted, chosen, and special to You.
Thank You for my family who loves me.
Please fill my heart with peace and joy,
and help me always remember I am Your child.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.