Monday, February 25, 2013

Fundamental Truths that we are Learning While We Wait




If anybody knows anything about adoption, there is a lot of waiting.  We joke…”Hurry up and wait!”  While we are yearning to know our daughter and bring her home, we rest in God, knowing that He sees the entire picture.  Because we know that she is living in an orphanage in China right now, the wait is very difficult and we desire to bring her into our loving home.  So, while we wait, we are using this time to learn valuable truths that can transcend to all areas of life that involve waiting. 
1. God is in control.  Amidst all the paperwork and long processes, God is ultimately in control of all of it.  We have a Lord that causes the sun to rise and fall.  “He determines the number of the stars; He gives to all of them their names.  Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; His understanding is beyond measure” (Ps. 147: 4-5).  God’s response to Job during his trials that he experienced is classic.  In Job 38:4-12, God states His authority over all creation since He is the Creator.
2. God’s timing is perfect.  God knows the future and sees all the pieces of the puzzle, while our sights and thoughts are significantly limited.  Romans 8:28 tells us that “all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose.”  Which brings us to the point that this is God’s story/ adoption, not ours, and we need to be satisfied and trusting that He is all loving and all knowing and completely good!  Psalms 139: 13-16 For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.  Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them,
the days that were formed for me,
when as yet there was none of them.”  God knows the plans for our little girl and our family and we need to just trust in Him. Jer. 39:11 states that God has plans for our future that will draw us to Him and bring Him glory.
3.  God loves her more that we ever can.  We desire to bring our little girl into our loving home, but God is caring for her right now.  He never leaves us or forsakes us and nothing can separate us from the love of God.   Psalms 68:5 lets us know that God is caring for her because He is the Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation.”  His love is far greater than we can even fathom. “For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him” Psalms 103:11.  We sometimes feel like our little girl needs our love, but must wait, knowing that she has the love of the Father right now covering her until He gives us the privilege to take care of her.  This is so comforting to cling to during our waiting process.  We are just instruments of God’s love that He gives these gifts of children to us!
            4.  It is alright to yearn as long as you remember points #1 through #3.  There are several scriptures where people have longings but they are trusting in God for His ultimate plan.   Ps. 107:8-9 “Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man! For he satisfies the longing soul,
and the hungry soul he fills with good things.”  Then also David questions God multiple times in the book of Psalms but is always reminded in the end to trust in our all knowing, loving God.  Ps 13 is a perfect example of this point.
            5.  Only God can give us peace during the wait.  We may seek other things or even stress and worry about things that are not in our control…but it is fruitless.  We need to trust in our Creator knowing that He desires for us to “not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.  And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”  (Phil. 4:6-7)  Some days (even hours) are better than others with this point but I am being stretched and trying to be satisfied with all these things that God is teaching us.
            The main verses that I am clinging to that sum up all of these points is to “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” (Ps. 46:10) and Prov. 3:5, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.”  Things are not in our control, but do we really want them to be??  We have a God that sees all the puzzle pieces and knows all things and desires to bring Himself glory through our adoption process.  We would not want to be anywhere else besides where He has us right now!  In conclusion, all we need to be doing is to “be still” and “to pray without ceasing”.  I know that this has been long but I really desired to let everyone know the truths that can be learned while waiting for the Lord.

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