So, after one and a half hours of trying to figure out how to change the font of my blog post, here I am! Great reminder that I am not a natural blogger, HA!
Since it has been a month of no update, I figured it is time to inform you all as much as I can.
Our home study visit (scheduled for the 9th of July) was rescheduled for the 16th of July at 2 p.m. due to a schedule conflict of our social worker. We are excited for him to come into our personal lives this next Monday and see what we are about in the Wood household. One can hear pieces of your heart and try to make sense of it, but I feel like once they come into your home, is when those pieces start to come together and the game of "RAW" is on!
After that visit, our social worker friend will take 30-60 days to write a home study review for our agency in Ft. Lauderdale; so they can know us and tell Colombia about us. Please pray for this visit and for a nice report to Colombia! Next Friday, the 20th, is when we all get our physical exams confirming we are healthy enough to adopt. Again, please pray for that to go well. Those are the next two steps of the process within the next couple of weeks.
So far, $525.00 has come in for our adoption. This money will go towards part of the home study and our physical exams. It's been such a blessing to see people come around us and partake in this calling of loving the orphans! Thank You Lord.
Now, onto the nitty gritty of my heart. The Lord has graciously been showing me how easily wrapped up and consumed I can become by the process of adoption. "Wait," you might say, "Adoption is a good thing and one of the ways the Lord wants us to care for orphans." I couldn't agree with you more. However, when we become consumed with doing something for the Lord more than the Lord Himself, that's a flat-out idol problem. Listen up, I'll tell you what I'm saying.
Last night, sitting in Redimed with my son who had a fever of 104.4 I was hit with this truth once again, for the 2nd or 3rd time. I was letting my heart be troubled by life's situations and the fact that enlarging our family only means enlarging those types of situations which brought my countenance low. After about a half hour of sulking in this pouting mood, this thought (from the Lord I believe) came over me. I, Mandy Wood, am a daughter of the Most High. I was created to worship Him and bring Him glory. That is my highest calling in life. Bringing Him glory comes in different vehicles throughout life. Sometimes those vehicles take detours, go down bumpy roads, leaving us with bruises. But, none the less, He will get glory. It is NOT my job to fret or fear on how the vehicle takes us to our final destination... That is the Lord's job. This adoption is simply a vehicle to bring Him more glory and He will drive this vehicle how He chooses. He will provide it with fuel, and even maintain the vehicle after He's done driving it. I am ONLY the passenger riding with Him, trusting He is going to parade this vehicle around, again for His glory. AND, if He even chooses to park this vehicle in the middle of the road for a season for whatever reason, I am to trust that.
Why do I get so caught up in the logistics? Why do I let my heart be troubled? Because I am human. Is that an excuse to be carried away by my emotions? No. It is simply the reason I still fall into that ugly sin of worry. Throughout scripture we find a constant reminder to not worry or fret. To trust in God and His goodness and sovereignty. Also, in Luke 10 we have a great example of a lady busy about getting things done; good things. She was serving, plugging away at what she knew needed done. We see the Lord graciously rebuke her because she was missing out on the main thing in life, Jesus Himself! She was missing being fed and nourished by the Great Shepherd Himself. She was distracted by work, fretting at what was not getting done instead of trusting in Him.
Lord, help me to remember my role in all of this; to bring You glory in every circumstance, whatever that may be. Help me trust in You alone and Your navigating throughout my life.
Oh, and one last thing, we have a "Donate" button now for those of you who have asked how you can financially give. Thanks so much!
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