Seeing God work is pretty AMAZING!

When Mike and I look at our lives in the last couple years, it blows us away to think of not only what we have gone through but also how much we have grown. It was over 2 1/2 years ago that we decided to start trying to start our little Wise family. We were so excited but never really took the situation to God. Then over almost 2 years later, we felt that God was closing the door on us having biological children and was clearly opening a door to adoption. We were scared and so overwhelmed by all the tasks that appeared before us. And yet, even as we began that process, we tried to lean on our own strength to get us through it all. We loved that we had the control and could get things done and see how much WE have accomplished. Mike and I thought that if a birthmom chose us it was because WE were the "ideal couple." But then something happened (I'm not quite sure what) that made us decide to let go of the control and the pride and we laid our worries, saddness, struggles, heartache, and lack of trust at God's feet. We finally got our hearts where they should be...with our Savior.

Now here we are April of 2010 and seeing how much He has done in our lives just amazes us. God is so good and all glory and praise goes to Him for He is sovereign in all things. He decides how our lives will go and He will be our joy even in times of struggle or impatience. He will open doors and close them when He chooses. Mike put a sticky note on our bathrooom mirror a couple days ago and said that we are going to memorize one each week. The verse for the week just shows how great our God is and that all glory goes to Him and Him alone. Romans 8:18, "For I consider the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us." The tough times that we have gone through are not even worth comparing to what God will show us in His timing. What a great way to view suffering. To know that God will reveal His glory and His plans for us and it will make all those tough times completely and utterly insignificant.

As I started this post, I really wanted to make sure that it was truly about the Lord. That He is honored and praised before I give any updates on what is going on in our lives. This is the way I want to live every day of my life. Remembering Christ first.

The last month has been crazy. As I said earlier in this post, God has opened some doors and closed others and it was through those doors opening and shutting, that we have found ourselves more in love with God. He allowed us to find patience so we weren't waiting for the phone to ring. And it was then that the phone DID ring. Last tuesday afternoon we got "the call." One of the social workers from Nightlight called to say that a birthmother wanted to meet us. Us, Mike and Kim, the couple who thought we would be snatched up early on in this process because we let our pride get in the way. Mike and Kim, the couple who watched as God took those things that made us the "ideal couple" and made them the exact reasons why we weren't getting matched. Mike and Kim, the couple who now know that the only reason why we got this call was because God had this planned all along and to whom ALL PRAISE IS GIVEN!!!

More details in another post....