What a huge span of emotions this journey has been full of and continues to be. Fear, joy, excitement, anxiousness, expectation, fulfillment, insecurity, the list goes on and on… We are so thankful to have One that we can entrust all those emotions to, to the Lord God, make of heaven and earth, the One who formed each one of us in our mother’s wombs and will yet knit together the baby we are designed by God’s grace to have as well. What a mighty God to do all that and yet care and attend to all our crazy mix of emotions.
We made our first phone call to get this whole adoption process started on June 7th, almost 5 months ago, it feels like forever that we have waited. Then I think back to how long it has actually been that we have so wanted a baby, more than 5 long years. The Lord has been supplying his sufficient grace as we wait. I began to study waiting on the Lord and was blessed with so many awesome verses. I know this is a lot, but if any of you are in a season of waiting I pray this will be a blessing…
In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.
Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.
We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help and our shield.
Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;
I wait for you, O LORD; you will answer, O Lord my God.
I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry.
I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.
My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning,
Yes, LORD, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts.
Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!
Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.
I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him. The LORD is good to those who wait for Him.
But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and wait for your God always.
But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.
But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.
We pray this has blessed, strengthened and encouraged you like it did for us. God is so faithful and is always at work. After reading all these verses we feel more confident then ever of God’s perfect timing, his good, perfect and pleasing will for our life (Romans 12:2) and that we can wait on Him with absolute trust of what he has in store for us.
2 Corinthians 4:17 (NIV and NKJV)
For our light and momentary afflictions are working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
We again are just so grateful for all the support we have received. We are very blessed to have so many amazing people in our lives.
2 comments:
Hey guys...I love the blog! The scriptures were great. Just what I needed today. I have to say I am in the waiting moment and it is good to be reminded of God and what He is doing.
I will be checking in on you guys to see how things are going! Can't wait to see the blessing God has for you.
Kristin
Wow, what an encouragement those verses are! Thank you for posting them, it reminds me that He is in full control....
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