The delayed process to adopt James and Sarah
was frustrating. However, looking back, we can see how God received greater
glory through all the delays! He made it more and more clear He intended us to
adopt and that He was in control to bring it about.
Last March and April we continued to keep
James and Sarah on weekends as we awaited the outcomes of other possible
families for them. First, their biological mother said she appealed the
termination, but she only thought she did (or wished she had, or wanted to
believe she had). No record of an appeal was found, so the termination of the
rights was not reversed.
Second, the uncle that said he was interested
in the children didn’t have enough money to come up from Texas to even meet the
children. He already had three of his own children, and didn’t have a permanent
residence at the time. So, he relinquished his interest.
Third, one of James’ former foster families
turned out not to be interested in adopting the children themselves, but wanted
a relative of theirs to adopt. The relative didn’t have any recent connection
to the children, so they were also scratched off the list. That left us and the
current foster family.
God’s seeming delay is always for His
purposes and His glory. As with the raising of Lazarus, Jesus delayed for God’s
glory and the benefit of his disciples.
John 11:1, 3-6, 14-15 Now a man named
Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister
Martha… 3So the sisters sent word to Jesus, "Lord, the one
you love is sick." 4When he heard this, Jesus said,
"This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God's glory so that
God's Son may be glorified through it." 5Jesus loved
Martha and her sister and Lazarus. 6Yet when he heard that
Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days…
14So then he told them plainly, "Lazarus is dead, 15and
for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let
us go to him."
Can you think back over your past situations
and see how God received greater glory and grew your faith through seeming
delays? Let’s remember that as we face new situations that don’t seem to be
working out in the timing we think is best.
Alice
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