William & Charis

William and I continue to wait and pray as we long to hear our case is final. We are eager to bring our little girl home. But, as we wait, we are seeking to rest in the Lord and trust that His timing is best. Waiting and trusting can be so hard and I am not saying we are always good at it, because we aren’t, but knowing we are in God’s will is comforting.

We do ask that you pray our case is finalized soon. Pray God orchestrates the completion of our adoption, so we can move forward making plans to pick up our little pumpkin!

Here’s a prayer called “Desires” from The Valley of Vision that has meant a lot to me the past couple of days.

O THOU THAT HEAREST PRAYER,

Teach me to pray.

I confess that in religious exercises the language of my lips and the feelings of my heart have not always agreed, that I have frequently taken carelessly upon my tongue a name never pronounced above without reverence and humility, that I have often desired things which would have injured me, that I have depreciated some of my chief mercies, that I have erred both on the side of my hopes and also of my fears, that I am also unfit to choose for myself, for it is not in me to direct my steps.

Let thy Spirit help my infirmities, for I know not what to pray for as I ought.

Let him produce in me wise desires by which I may ask right things, then I shall know thou hearest me.

May I never be importunate for temporal blessings, but always refer them to they fatherly goodness, for thou knowest what I need before I ask;

May I never think I prosper unless my soul prospers, or that I am rich unless rich toward thee, or that I am wise unless wise unto salvation.

May I seek first thy kingdom and its righteousness.

May I value things in relation to eternity.

May my spiritual welfare be my chief solitude.

May I be poor, afflicted, despised and have thy blessing, rather than be successful in enterprise, or have more than my heart can wish, or be admired by my fellow-men, if thereby these things make me forget thee.

May I regard the world as dreams, lies, vanities, vexation of spirit and desire to depart from it.

And may I seek my happiness in thy favor, image, presence, service.

William and I have hit a bump in our adoption process.  We did not 100% pass court last week.  We are so anxious to pass, and ready to legally be the parents of our daughter.

As I struggled through this process last week, I sent a couple people, including my sister in law Michelle, a text message that read: “Please pray that God moves this mountain.”  More than any other time in this journey, William and I can do nothing to help this process.  This has been really hard, but God continues to encourage us.

For example, I spoke with Michelle this morning, and she shared that the song “Mighty to Save” was played at church yesterday. She said that the song reminded her of my text message.  She was reminded that God can move this mountain!  Today, I have replayed that song in my head a million times…and of course sung it out loud about that many times!

And, then again this afternoon, I read a passage from Exodus that God has used to encourage us.  As the Israelites are fleeing Egypt, the Egyptian army rounds the corner and begins to bear down on God’s people.  The Israelites become very afrai, but Moses reaction is very different.  He tells the people, “Stand firm, and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today.  The Egyptians you see today you will never see again.  The LORD WILL FIGHT FOR YOU; YOU NEED ONLY TO BE STILL.”  I love this.  What a great reminder for us as we wait.  As hard as it is, William and I commit ourselves to being still and standing firm.  Our Lord will fight our battle for us.

Please pray with us TODAY that the Lord will move this mountain as we wait and stand firm in Him.