Waiting

Waiting. It seems that in the adoption process, you do a lot of waiting. You wait for paperwork to be returned, you wait for your referral, you wait for the time to go and hold your child…so much waiting. Sometimes up to three or more years. As my husband and I are praying about another adoption and the direction the Lord is leading us, I began to think about waiting.

Currently, we are being silent and listening to God to ensure that we do exactly as He says and make a move if and when He speaks. There is a song by John Waller called “While I’m Waiting”, when I heard it I instantly thought of the many families on the same journey as I am.

The following are the words to this incredibly moving song:

I'm waiting
I'm waiting on You, Lord
And I am hopeful
I'm waiting on You, Lord
Though it is painful
But patiently, I will wait

I will move ahead, bold and confident
Taking every step in obedience
While I'm waiting
I will serve You
While I'm waiting
I will worship
While I'm waiting
I will not faint
I'll be running the race
Even while I wait

I'm waiting
I'm waiting on You, Lord
And I am peaceful
I'm waiting on You, Lord
Though it's not easy
But faithfully, I will wait
Yes, I will wait
I will worship while I'm waiting on You, Lord

The point of our walk in Christ is that no matter what we live out our faith. We continue to praise Him through setbacks, through financial crisis in the adoption process, through friends and family struggles and their feelings towards our adoption…we PRAISE Him. He always answers and He’s always faithful. We must simply wait. Our personal journey and yours...He knows the ending. That is more comfort to me than anything. It doesn’t matter what the outcome is because if you allow Him to be the author of your story and WAIT on Him for the things in your life…it will be beautiful.