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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Waiting and Counting
We are still waiting on the 797c (the US Immigration paperwork that allows us to complete our dossier). We have been waiting since the end of September. For someone who is keen on efficiency like me, waiting on this seemingly endless bureacracy is a struggle. I fight feelings of depression, anger, and despair as I know that Hannah is spending her days without a family and we are so eager to bring her into ours. As a Christian I am so thankful that I have faith that God is in control of all things. I know that He planned Hannah for us from before her birth. I know that He has cared for her daily and still cares for her. I know that His plans cannot be thwarted. I know that His timing is perfect. Yet, I still battle the impatient thoughts that try to bring me down. There's an old hymn that comes to mind and brings me out of the "doldrums" as Eric calls them.
When upon life’s billows you are tempest-tossed,
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.
Are you ever burdened with a load of care?
Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?
Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly,
And you will keep singing as the days go by.
When you look at others with their lands and gold,
Think that Christ has promised you His wealth untold;
Count your many blessings—wealth can never buy
Your reward in heaven, nor your home on high.
So, amid the conflict whether great or small,
Do not be disheartened, God is over all;
Count your many blessings, angels will attend,
Help and comfort give you to your journey’s end.
I guess this says it all. Adopting Hannah is a blessing. God is taking care of her, and He is teaching me to trust Him more. Well, I feel better already. I guess this is part of building that "patient endurance with joy."
May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Col. 3:13-14
When upon life’s billows you are tempest-tossed,
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.
Are you ever burdened with a load of care?
Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?
Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly,
And you will keep singing as the days go by.
When you look at others with their lands and gold,
Think that Christ has promised you His wealth untold;
Count your many blessings—wealth can never buy
Your reward in heaven, nor your home on high.
So, amid the conflict whether great or small,
Do not be disheartened, God is over all;
Count your many blessings, angels will attend,
Help and comfort give you to your journey’s end.
I guess this says it all. Adopting Hannah is a blessing. God is taking care of her, and He is teaching me to trust Him more. Well, I feel better already. I guess this is part of building that "patient endurance with joy."
May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Col. 3:13-14
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