For those of you who know our family really well, you might be able to guess the 2 males in our family who have the ability to change the lyrics to songs, whether for the better or for the worse. You can all guess the one, and the other one, is Jonathan.
So, we're all at the breakfast table this morning and a few of the kids broke out in singing one of our favorite songs, "Everlasting God". We got to the part that says, "Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord. We will wait upon the Lord." Jonathan belts out, "Stress will rise as we wait upon the Lord. We will wait upon the Lord". I looked at him and after some laughter realized that this was EXACTLY how I woke up feeling this morning! (I also thanked him for the inspiration I needed for this new blog post.)
We are definitely in a quiet time of waiting. The majority of the time, God has been good to lead me into a quiet trust in Him. However, somewhere between yesterday and today, my heart has chosen to start worrying about our adoption process again.....worrying about Vanya's welfare right now.....worrying about all that is ahead. Worry is sin and it rejects the very character of God....His power, His goodness, His faithfulness, and His sovereignty. I have confessed it as sin and as I continue to choose to trust, I do ask once again for your prayers.
The times where I have felt my strength rising as I wait upon the Lord as opposed to my stress rising as I wait upon the Lord have been when: 1) The Holy Spirit ministers deeply to my soul, 2) You, our friends and family have given your love, support, prayers, and encouragement, and 3) When I have simply made the volitional choice not to worry.
Are any of you waiting? What a gift we have to pray for each other! If you could use a little encouragement, I've included the link to this song.
Thanks again to each of you for your gifts of love in all the aspects of this journey. We will be sure to keep you up to date as we get any news from Ukraine!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhMdWjL2kiU&fmt=18
"We witness a miracle every time a child enters into life. But those who make their journey home across time & miles, growing within the hearts of those who wait to love them, are carried on the wings of destiny and placed among us by God's very own hands".
Wendy, I will add you to my prayer list today. That is such a special boy you have! The waiting is so hard. I thought I would use the time to "get ready" but even if I was busy the waiting feeling never went away. We are almost finished with our adoption and this last week of waiting to finalize everything brings back that waiting feeling before we knew when we could come. We desperately want to be at home. It will all come in God's time!
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