Thank you to everyone who has been sharing hopes of our family being together for Christmas. Unfortunately, this is not going to be the year that we're united for the holidays. We're disappointed by the circumstances, but continue to feel encouraged through faith and supportive friends and family!
The message that God has been whispering to me over and over again throughout
this entire adoption process is “Do you trust me?” It’s crazy how many different ways that one thought
can manifest itself…
"Do you trust me?"
Because I, God, am in control –
not the agencies, attorneys, government officials, judges, etc.
"Do you trust me?"
Because you could just be still and know that it’s
ME fighting these battles for you.
"Do you trust me?"
Because if you allow yourself to, you will
experience peace within these unknowns.
"Do you trust me?"
Because if so, you’ll realize these children
are MINE and I love them and care for them even more than you do.
And here’s where I was called out today:
"Do you trust ME?"
Because you’re holding onto every single detail so tightly that I’m getting the impression you don’t!!!
So I’m asking myself: Am I using this process as a walk of faith… as opportunity to draw closer to God? Or am I walking through as if it's a plan that I, myself, need to carry out? If
I cling to details and try to stake claim on things (this is my family, my
process, my kids) then I’m acting like this is all within my control - like my plan supersedes God's. Not so!
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And as Christmas is approaching, I’m thinking about
the people 2,000 years ago who likely also made the mistake of clinging to the details… The people who clung to their own notions of what their king would be… Years after Jesus' birth they may have looked back, heard the story of how God used a baby to redeem the world, and THEN believed… But they missed out on the opportunity to believe in the present... and actually
experience the story as it unfolded... and witness God in action.
I don’t want to
make that mistake in my present! Are you with me?! :) Merry Christmas!
"Rejoice, O people! Shout in triumph, O people!Look, your king is coming to you. He is righteous and victorious, yet he is humble, riding on a donkey—riding on a donkey’s colt." Zechariah 9:9
For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. His government and its peace will never end. He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David for all eternity. Isaiah 9:6-7
