"Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. Even youths shall faint and grow weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint." Isaiah 40:28-31
We received an email on Friday that court dates in Ethiopia are taking longer than usual...10 weeks. Then, once that court date takes place we will be given a date to appear at the Embassy...another 5 weeks later. So, doing the math quickly: 15 weeks. It's a number that is much higher than we thought it would be...but right now, it's the number God is giving us (roughly). At the moment it looks like we will not be going to Ethiopia until the very end of April/beginning of May. We rejoice in God's timing and trust His unsearchable ways.
Today, I was reading in Genesis about Joseph. After being thrown in prison (for a crime he did not commit) and spending enough time there to be given charge of the "inmates"... he must have gotten excited at the thought of getting out when, by God's grace, he helped a fellow inmate, the cup bearer of Pharaoh, figure out his dream. But the cup bearer forgot about Joseph when he was restored to his position. That "oversight" costs Joseph two more years in prison. But, with God, there are no "oversights" or "bad luck". Joseph remained in prison for his good and God's glory and the salvation of the fledgling nation, Israel, as well as all of Egypt.
In the scope of life and eternity our wait right now is small and is, at the heart of it, an issue of obedience. Do we trust God? Do we really trust His plan? I pray that our attitude would daily reflect a joy and trust in the sovereignty of God!
We received an email on Friday that court dates in Ethiopia are taking longer than usual...10 weeks. Then, once that court date takes place we will be given a date to appear at the Embassy...another 5 weeks later. So, doing the math quickly: 15 weeks. It's a number that is much higher than we thought it would be...but right now, it's the number God is giving us (roughly). At the moment it looks like we will not be going to Ethiopia until the very end of April/beginning of May. We rejoice in God's timing and trust His unsearchable ways.
Today, I was reading in Genesis about Joseph. After being thrown in prison (for a crime he did not commit) and spending enough time there to be given charge of the "inmates"... he must have gotten excited at the thought of getting out when, by God's grace, he helped a fellow inmate, the cup bearer of Pharaoh, figure out his dream. But the cup bearer forgot about Joseph when he was restored to his position. That "oversight" costs Joseph two more years in prison. But, with God, there are no "oversights" or "bad luck". Joseph remained in prison for his good and God's glory and the salvation of the fledgling nation, Israel, as well as all of Egypt.
In the scope of life and eternity our wait right now is small and is, at the heart of it, an issue of obedience. Do we trust God? Do we really trust His plan? I pray that our attitude would daily reflect a joy and trust in the sovereignty of God!
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I'll be praying. :)