Do you trust me? That is what I felt in my heart that God was saying to me yesterday. Do you trust me? I know that an earlier post has a similar title, and subject, but I guess I just don't have it down yet... so God brings it before me once again!
We got word on Friday afternoon that we had been given immigration approval! OH HAPPY DAY! Our officier told me that we would receive our letter in the mail on Monday or Tuesday. That worked for me and the timing was just perfect to get all our documents to the Courier service that is taking them to the Consulate to be authenticated. You see, on Tuesday of next week our Official copy of our marriage certificate will be 6 months old. They won't take them if they are 6 months old. Of course we could have gotten a new copy of our marriage license, but that costs more money. MY plan was to get everything to the courier for her to take them on Thursday (tomorrow) and have a few days to spare (She only goes to the Consulate on Monday, Tuesday and Thursdays). I am a planner... and I like to be ahead of schedule. As you can tell from my previous posts MY plan has not worked all that great and EVERYTHING has worked out in God's timing!!!!
Jesus says, Do you trust me? Well, sometimes! Do you trust me? When it works on my time table! Do you trust me? I am trying!!! So, as part of my plan I stopped delivery of our mail (which never comes at the same time) so that I could pick it up at the post office in the morning. Monday... junk mail! Tuesday.... bills and more junk mail... and no approval letter STILL! MY plan was not working! Our documents could not get to the courier for her to take them on Thursday, like I planned!
Today (Wednesday) rolls around, I went to the post office and our approval letter was there! Glory!!! I was so excited to see that piece of paper that we had waited 2 months to receive! Just in the nick of time to get it notorized, certified and sent to the courier for her to take to the consulate on Monday... the DAY BEFORE our marriage certificate would not be accepted! God came through, just as He always does.
Dear friends, this journey of adoption is far more then our efforts to go across the world to get a daughter. This journey is of God teaching me to trust Him!
Proverbs 28:26 says: "He who trusts in himself is a fool, but he who walked in wisdom is kept safe."
Wow, pretty powerful! How foolish am I to trust in my plan. When I walk daily believing that God is going to walk before me, I am wise! I need to work on that one! But that brings me to one of my favorite passages of the Bible.
I know that I have posted it before, but I need a reminder of it time and time again!
Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight!"
God's ways are far better then mine! I pray that soon I can say yes Lord, when he says to me DO YOU TRUST ME?
Whew! How nerve-wracking that must have been. What a great lesson in trust...I know we'll both keep growing and growing. :o)
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ReplyDeleteA huge AMEN!!! I hope you learn a lot faster than me!!!
Join the club. I have to remind myself that when I don't trust God, I am saying He is not trustworthy! How ridiculous! Hang in there. With your attitude of trust and a teachable spirit, God will be glorified in this exciting process. Still praying!
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