Tuesday, May 24, 2011

And they're off....

The final papers that is!(and I KISSED my package!) On there way to DC for authentication and then on to Ethiopia! Praise God! We still are not sure of our timeline for our travel but we don't think it will be much longer, things are moving right along. I have to say I am overjoyed, what a miracle this has been. I know that God has stretched my faith beyond anything I could have ever imagined. His Word is True, His strength sustains us, His Peace fills us, He is always with us, He will never leave us nor forsake us! Truth be told, I am a "control freak" , yes, and if you were to ask my husband, he would agree hands down! :) LOL... I had to learn durning this process that I had zero control over any of it! All I had control over was how I decided to "wait" through it. I had some really hard days, I had so many questions, It was dark, but during those days I know that God held me close, He heard my cries, He knew my pain. A good friend once told me that God doesn't waste our pain, He allows things in our lives to develope our character and our spiritual muscle...I used muscles I never knew I had...lol...I know that the date God has selected for our girls to come home has never changed, it has always been...I am in awe of His great love.......What a story He has allowed me to be a part of.....
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By entering through faith into what God has always wanted to do for us—set us right with him, make us fit for him—we have it all together with God because of our Master Jesus. And that's not all: We throw open our doors to God and discover at the same moment that he has already thrown open his door to us. We find ourselves standing where we always hoped we might stand—out in the wide open spaces of God's grace and glory, standing tall and shouting our praise.
There's more to come: We continue to shout our praise even when we're hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us, and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next. In alert expectancy such as this, we're never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary—we can't round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit! Romans 5 1-5 the Message

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