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Our little boy Caleb doesn't need to be told twice when Daddy tells him to go "put on your boots"! He doesn't know where he's going, doesn't know how long it'll take or how much it will cost; All he knows is Daddy asked him to go spend quality time with him and that's all it takes for him to obey. We have heard the same request from our heavenly Father concerning adoption. We are embarking on this adoption adventure with Him not knowing the where and how; All we know is God wants to spend quality time with us and teach us who He is on a deeper level.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Worries / Inquietudes

(This is an old post I never posted. The date should read April 2nd, 2010.)

I'm laying awake in bed tonight. A combination of a late night caffeinated drink and a stuffy noze, is to blame. But God is speaking to my heart.
Before Sunday night I felt confident that I was trusting the Lord fully to provide the money for this adoption. But it's also true that we still had a little bit of money to go ahead with the process without really needing to be on our knees. So when we found out about an upcoming expense that was bigger than we had planned for I started to worry. I know that God used that "price tag shock" to show me how once again I was trusting in my own abilities to provide instead of His. I have to really trust God. Not later, but now!
Since the beginning of this adventure I asked God to teach me to pray. This is an area of my christian walk that needs growth. I wanna pray in faith. I wanna pray like a child who believes in her Father. There's a young boy (who we barely know) from our church who since the time he heard of our adoption has been praying for our future son. He is on my mind tonight. What an example! What a blessing to have such a prayer warrior intercede for our family. Oh and... how humbling.
"Lord teach me to pray. Forgive me for trusting anything but You."
So our next turn on this God led roadtrip is Home Study. A social worker will come to our house about 4 different times and interview us. The middle of April is when we will start those meetings. Pray that we will have faith to believe that our Almighty Driver will provide for the cost of home study.

(La date de ce "post" devrait etre le 2 avril 2010.)
Je ne peux pas dormir ce soir. Une combinaison d'une boisson caffeinee et d'une mauvaise grippe sont a blamer. Mais Dieu parle à mon coeur. Avant dimanche soir je croyais que je faisais entièrement confiance au Seigneur de fournir l'argent pour cette adoption. Il est aussi vrai qu'il nous restait encore un peu d'argent pour continuer le processus sans devoir vraiment être a genoux devant Dieu. Ainsi quand nous avons su qu'une renovation prochaine était plus dispendieuse que nous l'avions prévu c'est la que j'ai commencé à m'inquiéter. Je sais que Dieu a utilise ce "shock" de prix pour me montrer comment a nouveau je faisais confiance en mes propres capacités a fournir l'argent au lieu des siennes. Je dois vraiment faire confiance à Dieu. Pas tantot, mais tout de suite !
Depuis le commencement de cette aventure j'ai demandé à Dieu de m'enseigner à prier. C'est une partie de ma marche chrétienne qui a besoin de croissance. Je veux prier dans la foi. Je veux prier comme un enfant qui croit en son père. Il y a un jeune garçon a notre église qui depuis qu'il a entendue parler notre adoption a commence a prié pour notre futur fils. Je pense a lui ce soir. Quel exemple ! Quelle bénédiction pour notre famille d'avoir un tel soldat dans la priere. HA oui et aussi... comment humiliant. "Seigneur enseigne moi à prier. Pardonne-moi de faire confiance à n'importe quoi/qui avant Toi."
Maintenant notre prochaine etape sera de commencer notre "etude de maison". Un assistant social viendra chez nous environ 4 fois et nous interrogera. On commencera ces reunions vers la mi-avril. Priez que nous ayons la foi de croire que notre Chauffeur Tout-Puissant pourvoira aux coûts de l'étude de maison.

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