Singing the Lord’s Song in a Foreign Land
This is from the daily devotional I read… well, not daily, but when I do… it’s this one.
We got a letter in the mail today, telling Rob and me about Foster Parent Orientation Classes and asking us to RSVP to the classes. And horrors(!) it only happens on my night to work, in 7 days. That’s awfully short notice to switch at work, but my boss is out of town so her daughter won’t pry into my business much. I got one of the younger girls to trade me and it will all work out just fine.
Rob and I are only half-heartedly persuing this at the moment because we are so praying for the other opportunity and everyone involved. It’s like when Mindy used to live with us: the walls between us come down and our lives and hearts become intertwined. And then when she moved out from our house again, it was like my own heart was walking around in Mindy’s body and I wasn’t sure how to get back to myself again.
So it is with the little one that Rob and I are praying for. There is really no reason to believe that it will work out to our favor, and yet the Lord keeps reminding me that Hope in HIM is not misplaced.
So I’ll repeat it 100 times to myself so I remember. And I’ll praise Him through the storm. And if the end of something comes along, I will look for the beginning of something else. And I will sing the song of the Lord, lo, even in a foreign land.
January 31, 2008 at 11:21 am
Oh I wish you could do this Bible study with me! (The Patriarchs by Beth Moore). As we are studying Abraham and Sarah, I think of you on so many occasions! The way God revealed Himself to them and their family, it is just amazing. And He fulfilled His promises in the end, just as He always does. We serve and are loved by an awesome God!
We do serve an awesome God! Thank you for praying and for thinking of me. You are an amazing inspiration to me and I do so wish we were closer geographically!
January 31, 2008 at 11:31 am
Powerful - moving! thank you
Farah, I am so blessed that you still have a heart for “all the rest of us” even though you’ve got a little pea-in-the-pod. You are an amazing woman. **big hugs**
January 31, 2008 at 12:25 pm
Keep singing. Keep believing.
Thank you so much for your encouragement. **hugs**
January 31, 2008 at 8:15 pm
Amen sister!!!
January 31, 2008 at 10:50 pm
You have such an amazing faith. Believing that even if this current situation doesn’t work in your favor, God has something else…even better, planned. I envy your faith. Truly. You amaze me. I will join you in praying that the best thing for all concerned is exactly what God has planned. Whatever God wills. I pray that He gives you comfort and patience to see it through.
Blessings-Andie
Andie, you are such a blessing to me. Our emails back and forth have proven you already knew the struggles. **big hugs** and thank you for being such a good and godly woman.
February 1, 2008 at 9:49 am
Hi Jayleigh!! I am right there praying with you! I know what you mean about your heart I too have been there, you always feel like if you had done this or done that the outcome would have been different, or said this or said that, or figured out this or that, but nothing happens that God didn’t know was going to happen and He has His reasons. So I rest in that knowing He is fighting the battle, it is His battle and not mine!! Have a blessed day I am sending up prayers for you!!
Thanks Dana. You’re exactly right!
February 1, 2008 at 8:38 pm
I am def. praying for you. God has the perfect child for you…already pre-selected. Keep us posted!!! And thanks for the support on my mom site!
Thank you Faith. **hugs**