Another God revelation...

Here is another great story of God's greatness in revealing Himself in the most unlikely ways!

We had not yet told our elderly grandmothers of what the Lord was doing in our family. We understand that the idea of biracial families is a harder concept for that generation to embrace. We were waiting for the Lord to lead us to the right time to share. We did send our announcement email out to the rest of our extended family. Well, last week, Matt's dad received a phone call from his mom. She said she had just read the letter from Matt and Laura about their plans to adopt. Grandma lives in a duplex with her daughter, so she probably had seen her letter. She was calling to tell him that she decided she needed to come alongside us and give some money to us for this adoption. That in itself was very encouraging, however she called him back later that afternoon. He was thinking that she was probably forgetting that she had already called him that morning and was going to repeat the story all over again. No, she said she had been thinking about it even more and decided that it wasn't enough what she was giving...she wanted to double it!!! WOW! She then asked where the kids would be coming from. Matt's dad said they would be Haitian. She said, "Asian?!?!" He said, "No, mom, from Haiti...H-a-i-t-i!" She said, "Oh, so will they be black?" (again we were prepared for the idea of a biracial family to be something very hard to understand for some) He said, "Yes, they will be." She said, "Ok...just let them know how I am going to help."

Oh, God is just so amazing in using some of the most unlikely situations to confirm His will to us. Here she is willing to generously give of her limited finances to support God's will in our lives. When these things happen, it gives us the strength to carry on. The weekend was hard as you know from Friday's post. I realized that I was fretting...and I needed to just let God be God- in all of His Majesty in my life. He already has this completely figured out. I just need to continue trusting Him. As I have said, this is modern day walking on water. I feel like I had allowed the storms of decision to swirl around me and had taken my eyes off of Him. The circumstances started to blur my vision of Him! Did my feet get a little wet with the doubt I allowed to seep in, yes, but God in His wisdom knew how to get my focus right back on Him.

Oh Lord, thank you for blessing us with such an incredible family!!! Thank you for giving me what I needed to see You in this at this time. Forgive me for taking my eyes off of you! Oh Sovereign God, with the power of your Holy Spirit in me, allow me to keep on walking...keep on trusting You! Thank you for being Our Provider! Thank you for using your children to bless us with their finances to make this adoption a reality for our family. Oh, Lord, bless them in an abundant way for their obedience to You. God, you are so Good! We are so humbled by Your continued patience with us. God, we do not deserve the miracles that you are performing in this journey. Oh Lord, may You use us as Your instruments for Your will to be done. Lord, may You manifest Your glory in our lives...and receive all the glory, honor and praise that is due to You, our Great God and King! Oh Lord, how I love you!