1 John 5: 14-15

Well this week has been an interesting week.  We contatcted our attorney this week to try to get things rolling with the paper work.  He told us that we had to accomplish somethings before we could proceed.  So we are still working with the liasions for us and the birth family.  We haven't heard back from them in a few days and so it can be discouraging.  We get a good piece of news and we are on cloud nine.  Then we get in contact with the attorney and then he says ok.....but......we need to do the next step.  Then it seems like it takes forever for us to get to the next step.  It is always hurry up and then wait.  Sometimes that can be discouraging....and then sometimes we wonder .....is this really going to happen.....will something fall through......I am sure these are all normal feelings when dealing with an adoption.  Yet I know these feelings are normal in everyday life.......this happens in school, at work, at home, at church, just about everywhere......Hurry up and wait.....but today I was writing an encouraging letter to a friend of mine and as I was typing this passage out.....I had an Ahhhh Haaaa moment......God was talking to me, too.
God knows our dreams and desires about having a family.  God is in control of the big picture with this adoption.  You know God is even control of our everyday lives and He understands why we hurry up and wait.   But when you get discouraged and I get discouraged we need to cling to these verses  in 1John5:14-15.....This is the confidence we have in approaching God; that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.  And if we know He hears us-whatever we ask-we know that we have what we asked of Him.....So as I break this down here is what I get.....

• That we can have confidence that God hears us.  I am sure he hears us loud and clear a lot of the times.
• That if this is according to God's will (hint....not our will but His divine will) then we will receive it.....but now it probably won't be on our time frame but His.
• So hang on ....God is molding and shaping us for a specific purpose and at a specific time to give Him the glory in whatever situation we are asking Him about.

"I Will Follow"

Here are the words to my new favorite song by Chris Tomlin
 Where you go, I'll go
Where you stay, I'll stay
When you move, I'll move
I will follow...

All your ways are good
All your ways are sure
I will trust in you alone
Higher than my side
High above my life
I will trust in you alone

Where you go, I'll go
Where you stay, I'll stay
When you move, I'll move
I will follow you
Who you love, I'll love
How you serve I'll serve
If this life I lose, I will follow you
I will follow you

Light unto the world
Light unto my life
I will live for you alone
You're the one I seek
Knowing I will find
All I need in you alone, in you alone

In you there's life everlasting
In you there's freedom for my soul
In you there joy, unending joy
and I will follow

 

 

This song just really speaks to my heart about our adoption journey. 

The first part of the song is " Where you go, I'll go
Where you stay, I'll stay
When you move, I'll move
I will follow...In this adoption journey we really have to go where God wants us to go.  We want to move this process along at a rapid pace but God says....."Not so fast!"  Then He tells us just get comfortable where you are and just stay.  So we have to stay......Then all of a suddent the Lord says, "Move" and we move forward with another part of the process....and all we can do is to FOLLOW Him!  We are really learning to be totally dependent upon God!  We know we should be already but as humans we just really are control freaks!  Well....at least I am. 

 

We have to totally surrender everything to Him.  When we totally surrender everything to the Lord....then the next part of the song happens...

All your ways are good
All your ways are sure
I will trust in you alone
Higher than my side
High above my life
I will trust in you alone

Once we have surrendered our lives, our adoption journey, your life to Him, then we realize that all of His WAYS are good and sure.  The only person that we can trust in is God.  But think about it....in life we put are trust in things, in people, in heroes and when you get down to it....these things fails us!  At some point in time..... ALL of them will fail us and yet we still trust in them time and time again.  The only person we can trust in is GOD!  His ways are sure and good.  He will not let us down.  We know that we will go through ups and downs on roller coaster ride of faith but in the end it all comes down to that we should be following God and not taking the wheel into our own hands.  We have to live for God alone!

 

You're the one I seek
Knowing I will find
All I need in you alone, in you alone

In you there's life everlasting
In you there's freedom for my soul
In you there joy, unending joy
and I will follow

At the end of this song it talks about seeking God.  That is all we have been doing.  Seeking God's will for our lives, the baby's life and the birth familiy's life.  We realize that there is freedom in knowing that God is in control and joy knowing that He is in control, so we will surrender our plans,  dreams, wants, and needs to Him.  We will follow.

 

Who will you follow today?  Who will your surrender your plans and dreams to?  How will you find your joy in your life and freedom for your soul?  Hopefully it will be with a relationship with Christ!

 

 

Ephesians 3:20 -21

Now to Him who is able to do IMMEASURABLY MORE than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to him be glory in church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

WOW!!!  Can you say that backwards????  Try it.... WOW!!!  All we can say is that God has done IMMEASURABLY MORE than we could have asked or imagined.  We want to give Him ALL the Glory for what He has done.  We want to bless future generations and let them continue to bless future generations!

This past weekend we met with the lady who has been running interference with us and the birth family and our friend who has been helping us.  It was such a blessing to meet her.  She filled us in on where everything was going.  Throughout this entire story, we can only see God's handiwork in every little detail.  God has specifically placed each person at the specific spot, saying the specific thing, at just the specific time, to make all of this happen.  We are totally blown away with how God can work everything out, even when you didn't even know the other person existed until a month ago.  God was preparing hearts, plans, and dreams for everyone involved.

We will probably be meeting the birth mother in a couple of weeks.  We are very excited and nervous about meeting her.  Please continue to pray for the birth mother, the baby to be, us, and all parties involved.  Pray that God gives each of us a peace about the adoption.  Please pray that no matter what that we will do the will of God.  Please pray that we will always remember that God is in control of this entire process and that we will always give God the glory for everything He has done and will do.

We will fill you in on the details as we go along....but in the mean time....can you look in your life and see how God has done IMMEASURABLY MORE than you could have ever thought or imagined?  If so, take time to thank Him today!  Have a great week!