This Is What God Said When...

[@RitaSpringer]

How have you felt the presence of the Lord in seasons of loneliness?

[@dianacalabro3523]

@ritaspringer Yesterday, I heard the Lord whisper to me, “some days are not for answers, some days are for grieving. The silence is not to be a cold slap in the face. The silence is so you know I AM listening. I am grieving with you. I am holding you. The silence isn’t to hurt. The silence is to embrace.” I felt a shaking within me from Holy Spirit and I just wept and received it. The feeling of loneliness is still there. But now I look to the Lord and I give Him my loneliness and ask Him to sit with me in it. ❤

[@JubileeHomesteading]

I have to intentionally seek Him in a quiet room, pray, and find Him.

[@PhilAlumb]

Sometimes..when I feel most lonely or depressed..I simply get this Feeling that it's ALL just "an Experience" And Not to take it so.. seriously. In other words..We're All just passing through and, Ultimately, God is in control.. GOD is driving the bus. I know it sounds cliche But EGO really is the worst.

[@theresalswartz3717]

Mostly, I think it's the hunger, the need we have, He has for fellowship ❤️

[@kcmusings]

I've felt God just put his hand up to me ✋️ and told me to stay. Stay right here with me, just the two of us.

[@hannahrose5514]

About to watch! Off topic- but you are so beautiful, and that is YOUR COLOR!!! 😍😍😍

[@selebalemotau5682]

I thought the same thing

[@tracyquamme7669]

Woman to woman, mother to mother, adoptive mom to adoptive mom; I have tracked with your story. You have perfectly described your journey with words that I have said, but never have heard from someone else. Having had our birth mothers (we have been blessed with 2 girls) hand their beautiful babies into our arms for safe keeping, forever, made me keenly aware of just how much it took for the Father to give His only Son to us as a living sacrifice, for love. He did it for love. Our birth mothers are our heroes too ❤❤ Did you know that the day before Mother's Day is Birth Mothers Day? I never can forget the gifts, the sacrifice, the weight of their unselfish choice. It is forever etched in my heart and the grateful tears are ever on the edge of my eyes when I recall our stories - 28 and 24 years ago. Thank you Rita for so beautifully recalling Justice and your journey with us. It is a sacred story.

[@stephanienegroni5965]

Rita’s music has been a constant in my ups and extreme downs. She is going ti be playing at a church that is 20 minutes from my home in Maine and I feel that this is divine intervention. It may be what has been needed to get me back into music. I used to be a worship leader and fell away from church gatherings but always have loved God.

[@RitaSpringer]

Oh come!😢

[@logancissell6525]

This is real, wholesome, beautiful, and encouraging 💯 How awesome is our GOD to meet us in our lives in such wonderful ways like this!? I love this testimony Rita and appreciate your ability to be vulnerable and open about your RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD 🕊️ Sharing your stories and the walk you have is inspirational and I believe absolutely a blessing to a great multitude of people! ☺️ All that said… THANK YOU and I feel led to share a song with you that Holy Spirit has had me playing nearly on repeat all week, it is called “The Spirit Of Adoption” by Jason Upton and if you haven’t heard it yet I highly recommend giving it a listen 🙏 That Spirit of Adoption by which we can cry out ABBA FATHER is so precious and seems to have many more facets/aspects to it than may meet the eye at just the first glance 💞 HalleluYah!!!

[@teresastudio1]

Oh yes!! 45 years ago I was married, a new Christian and had a very ill baby who had seizures and other complications. My husband at the time was in jail for horrific felonies which was on local news. I was DEVISTATED, deeply hurt, scared & angry and so alone. While 20 years old, I was praising God with my 2nd Chapter of Acts Album. The Shekinah glory of the Lord manifested descending from the ceiling and stopping half mid air across the entire room! Worshiping Him in my deepest pain & fear brought Him in! 4 children later we were divorced due to an affair. 1 year later I met my Christian Husband who married me with 4 children. We are both worship musicians and married 32 years! I Love you Rita! Your music and podcast so speaks to me as I am going thru another very deep heartache with children and mom. Thank you for your obedience!❤

[@RitaSpringer]

What a story!❤

[@kellyjcrowell]

Thank you for sharing your adoption story and especially with such respect and care for the bio mom. I was once that bio mom, choosing adoption for a host of reasons (this was back in 1993)…I felt such shame and embarrassment that I don’t think I looked up for months. Although I kept going to church, I found few who would talk to me or sit with me. I was always aware of the snarky remarks and judgmental eyes. The beautiful lil girl had a wonderful home and becuz it was an open adoption, she eventually met her bio siblings and we still stay in touch. 💗

[@Spirit-Truth53]

Rita your story is SO encouraging as is your precious gift, as are you!!!’🙌Praise GOD🙌 I was a single mom, divorced from a violent PTSD Viet Nam veteran husband… my son Joshua was without a dad for his first 8 years. He & I met the LORD when he was 4 through a sign in a field that said New Life Church… I told him, “We need a new life!” So we drove into the parking lot, went into the front fest and told the receptionist, “We need a new life!” ….FF 44yrs, Josh was a Worship Pastor for 40 yrs and is now a Sr Pastor in Springfield MO🙌 He was anointed at 5 yrs old, and hasn’t stopped🙌PRAISE GOD🙌HE’s SO SO GOOD ALL THE TIME🙌🎶Keeeep Praising Him Sister🙌🙏Can’t wait to hear more about Justice❤️‍🔥

[@sophialamb3258]

So beautiful and inspiring! Nearly three years into our beautiful adoption story, single yet not alone with Papa God alongside. My heart resonates with your sharing from the laughter to the tears though the process here is different…thank you for sharing!

[@ZivezeCoachingServices]

Thank you for sharing your story, ❤❤

[@kathyisaacson4075]

You look Unusually beautiful today; always beautiful on the inside when you share so authentically, thanks for sharing. It is encouraging to us, all, no matter our journey.

[@RitaSpringer]

I had a make up gal in town and she came and did me up! Normally… I’m normal looking😂!

[@brandiyoung8759]

I have watched this whole series and as a 37 year old single woman I have known since I was 17 that I would adopt. Thank you for giving me much to process with the lord about!

[@robertkendall1037]

Thank you for your vulnerability and tender heart.

[@rose8662]

❤️‍🔥🕊 Rita, thank you so much for sharing this. I will be asking the Lord for more of Him.❤

[@shellyballa4350]

I have to say I’m lonely all the time. I’m single but the worse feeling is coming home to no one . Thank goodness that I have jesus

[@lilianatoler5031]

Wow, beautiful story May the Lord continue blessing you and Justice I love his name!! God is so good!!

[@Cristina-gw5zp]

Amen! Thank you, i really appreciate how you express these beautiful and complicated experiences in your own heart and with the Lord :)

[@Elizabeth-mn8yi]

Such a beautiful story

[@barbaralong6046]

I’ve adopted two boys. It is the most spiritual God centered thing I’ve ever done. I did this after raising 6 other children. They are adults now.

[@kirstynalmeida7761]

I can’t believe this was posted yesterday. I am in the middle of an adoption possibility that feels like it may be an Isaac situation - but God has not fully revealed His will yet.

[@nadinetchaho2618]

Wow. Listening to you make me feel like I am meeting with God in all his endurance and strength May he gives you more till you drench of the living water 💦 You are so pure and anointed ♥️🙏

[@candicem.9011]

Adoption is not a part of my story. However the revelation Holy Spirit has spoken to me about obedience through your testimony and story has been amazing. You tell your story so honestly and I appreciate you telling this it is helping us all🙌🏾❤️

[@terri-ux2th]

Ditto!!!!!!

[@charlottebarclay4631]

Thank you so much for this

[@melindaferreira9879]

I can relate to a lot of this only I have a daughter and we were constantly in doctors and specialists offices.. but yes , we absolutely need the Lord to help us parent.. even to this day and she's 19.

[@DanielleFerreira-kt7ix]

I love you, Rita.

[@precious4111]

Lisa Harper, adopted as a single woman. Love her.

[@mahafiskness1928]

Oh my your message about disappointment 😭😭😭 I listened to it 3 times so far just to process the revelation 🔥🔥🔥 I am a mother of 4 years old child Had one miscarriage before giving birth to him Lost his twin sister half way through Many more miscarriages after him. And we are trying for almost 3 years to have siblings for him, so you can imagine the IPs and downs the disappointment that I am dealing with I would appreciate if you could pray for us 🙏🙏🙏

[@terri-ux2th]

Praying now.

[@terri-ux2th]

You have HIS STORY through your story... and all is allowed and motivated by His great love for you and your family.❤

[@theresalswartz3717]

Got chills when he became yours❤

[@selebalemotau5682]

Rita you are so beautiful in and out.

[@peggycuomo1877]

Ive only recently come across this adoption series, i am so blessed in hearing these!! The way you share is calming and healing for me!!

[@shellyballa4350]

I think your amazing and have a beautiful heart and gift

[@annjames4403]

Again, so beautiful! Have you ever considered a book or a made for TV series about this journey. So beautiful

[@donnadimelfi9127]

Thank you Rita for sharing your story! I have been so blessed by your podcasts! What are your thoughts on adult adoption? I would love yo hear your thoughts on this.

[@Caminc-s5b]

What a blessing you are!!

[@Moley5025]

🤓Thank you Rita for sharing your adoption story. You are a beautiful person. May the Lord continue to bless you. ❤️🙏

[@SheridanAnne]

Thank you for sharing your honest, authentic journey in adoption. It is inspiring and convicting ❤

[@JesusLivesHeisComingSoon]

I feel like His love is the only real and true love. I feel like rejection is something that I have a hard time woth since being a child passed around in foster care, due to this I am very needy to my husband. I request and require a lot of love but I feel like he doesn’t live up to what I need from him. I end up getting very emotional pulling back and feeling rejection again. I am going through that today. I started therapy a few months ago and we are now going back to my childhood. I am debating whether this is good for my life because so far it seems to be making me go backwards not forwards… any advice is appreciated ❤Jesus is the only true and real love

[@aliveinchrist1455]

I have found christian inner healing doesn't have to necessarily dredge up the past in detail

[@flowers1-2-1]

If bringing up the past is having a negative effect on you, tell your therapist that. After all there is no point to therapy if it makes you feel worse🤷🏾‍♀🇬🇧

[@CNRedFlags]

I was adopted and I am 60 now. I want to tell you Christian Counseling was a lot of work and it is really worth it. We sometimes go backwards before we can go forward. Before I received help, I basically tested everyone in my life. My self talk was everyone leaves. I would literally make it impossible for anyone to pass the test and stay. Once we go through our dumpster and get healing, we become who God intended us to be before the trauma. The devil does not fight fair. He rides in on wounds. His job is to rob, steal and destroy Gods Children. When we receive our healing, we can walk others through their healing and help others become safe people. Today, I am training to be a Navigator for teens that have been S_X trafficked. I had no idea all the rejection I went through as a child and the healing I received would some day help these kids. I want you to know, don't give up. You do get through it. You cannot get around it. You literally have to walk through it holding on to Jesus sandal strap every step of the way. Follow Him, It appears that the Lord is aiming you at something specific. You have a call on your life. You can do this, Jesus has you in the palm of his hand. Praying for you today 💙🙏🫂✝

[@RCGWho]

I recommend a few books: Transformation of the Inner Man by the Sanford, Fostered by Tori Hope Petersen, The Father Heart of God by Dawson, and Hidden Rift with God by Backus. The emphasis in at least 3 of the books will be forgiveness and not accusation and rehashing, and staying stuck.

[@JesusLivesHeisComingSoon]

@@aliveinchrist1455 I am beginning to realize this. I know that God was always with me and He is a Father to the Orphan. I know He always saved my life and I just feel like rehashing the past is counterintuitive to what I need which is peace 🕊️ thanks for taking the time to answer and advise 💕

[@leannalbrechtworshiptribe]

Beautiful

[@lisaeller8945]

Rita I believe this is your season that you're going to meet your husband. The Lord promised me a husband too. It's still new but my spirit feels something, and I approached him. 💜 Dare to believe again. This man Will be worth the wait 😀

[@wendyharris2124]

Regarding SIDS- please do your research on vaccines🙏🏽

[@lazrle6074]

Oh I'm glad u had a boy

[@aliveinchrist1455]

Jahwah sounds like Yahweh