Out of Our Depths

Court went really well on Wednesday, we think - we were seen on time, and were probably done an hour and a half later. Everyone that was supposed to be there was there, and just a few things are needed before we receive our verbal ruling next Friday. We're praying that those things are done and that Friday's ruling is just as timely as court was.

It's been a week now that we've been a family of seven, and we're slowly entering into the hard, for everyone. But, adoption is born out of loss, and this is to be very much expected. Would you pray with us for love and peace and grace, for each of us, for building of trust and for breaking down of walls? Nothing is impossible with God, and we're believing in the great work He'll do - and is doing - in this family.

In the midst of the hard, I'm reminded of the sermon notes I took a few weeks ago - and thankful that He has prepared me for such a time as this: Discipleship "primarily involves the loving breaking of the disciple by God in a lifelong transformational journey. From awe of self to awe of God. From fear of man to fear of God. He humbles us in our areas of strength." Humbled in an area of strength. That is exactly how I feel right now.

May I remember to be thankful for this humbling, thankful that it brings me back to the One who is able. May I practice thankfulness for my shortcomings and my failures, grateful and sure that His grace is sufficient for me, that His power is made perfect in weakness (2 Cor. 12:9).

"Being weak makes you a cup for God's power. Being stretched thin makes you a canvas for God's glory. Being out of your depths makes you touch the depths of the Love of God." - Ann Voskamp