If you're looking for a way to help me with adoption expenses, and would like to have a fun time while doing it...consider coming to my fundraiser - scheduled for the end of October.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
This is something I've been telling myself the past couple days when some discouraging news and/or discouraging thoughts creep in. The Lord brought me to this decision and I know that He will bring me through it and everything will happen in his time. The final part of this verse from my Good News Bible offers me additional solace in times of frustration and discouragement because it ends with "...plans to bring about the future you hope for."
I guess the reason for this post is that I find myself in uncharted territory. And, yes, I know that working through challenges and surviving through uncharted waters will make me stronger and a more prepared person, but this experience is truly a roller coaster. Just when I think I have things figured out and the days are going smoothly, a curve ball is thrown in and the discouragement starts to settle in my brain (and a little in my heart). That's when, again, I am sent signs from the Lord that calm my fears and worries. (These come in the form of generosity, passing comments, church messages, etc.) My adoption timeline and plans are in His hands and on his timetable, and when I think about that and feel it with my whole heart I am at peace.
Thank you all for your continued support from near and far. Please continue to send positive thoughts and prayers my way as I work through this journey.
I leave you today with a thought (that was calming for me) from the sermon I heard at church today - "In Christ we are able to do what we are called to do." <3
This is something I've been telling myself the past couple days when some discouraging news and/or discouraging thoughts creep in. The Lord brought me to this decision and I know that He will bring me through it and everything will happen in his time. The final part of this verse from my Good News Bible offers me additional solace in times of frustration and discouragement because it ends with "...plans to bring about the future you hope for."
I guess the reason for this post is that I find myself in uncharted territory. And, yes, I know that working through challenges and surviving through uncharted waters will make me stronger and a more prepared person, but this experience is truly a roller coaster. Just when I think I have things figured out and the days are going smoothly, a curve ball is thrown in and the discouragement starts to settle in my brain (and a little in my heart). That's when, again, I am sent signs from the Lord that calm my fears and worries. (These come in the form of generosity, passing comments, church messages, etc.) My adoption timeline and plans are in His hands and on his timetable, and when I think about that and feel it with my whole heart I am at peace.
Thank you all for your continued support from near and far. Please continue to send positive thoughts and prayers my way as I work through this journey.
I leave you today with a thought (that was calming for me) from the sermon I heard at church today - "In Christ we are able to do what we are called to do." <3
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