These past few weeks we've been contacting adoption agencies to get their requirements, getting a feel for what we need to do at home to be ready, and getting in touch with others who have been through this process.
Unfortunately we've hit a few setbacks. Impossible ones? Nope. Not for God. But ones that will be more of a challenge to work through. I hesitate to say here which ones they are, as parts of them are current hot-button topics.
I feel at a crossroads of sorts. Do we pursue one way, knowing we probably won't get very far and see many challenges ahead of us? Or do we pursue the other way, potentially waiting years? I'm not sure. But I do know God has answered our prayers before and he will guide us again.
To speak honestly, I'm somewhat discouraged. I'm not giving up hope or do I feel that God can't do it. I know He can! But I've placed expectations on this journey that, of course, were not met. Don't we have a tendency to do that with many things in life? Marriage? Kids? Life? I know I do. But God's timing and process is usually different than ours. And if we let him take control, we'll be pleasantly surprised at the outcome and how many times it's easier than we think.
So with that, I am encouraged that God has brought us this far. I am encouraged that He would trust us with this. I am encouraged that we've discovered the challenges of going one route that could prevent us many years of heartache before we went that direction. I am encouraged that God is working behind the scenes for us. I am encouraged that God is on our side! I am encouraged that our family is behind us and praying with us. I am encouraged that we have a support group to help us along. I am encouraged that God himself cares enough to lead us through this.
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