Longing

Never again will you be called

"The Forsaken City" or "The Desolate Land."

Your new name will be

"The City of God's Delight" and "The Bride of God,"

for the Lord delights in you and will claim you as his bride.

Isaiah 62:4 (NLT)

Dear Sister-Friend,

Here is an excerpt from a journal entry written to my adopted children before we officially met almost eight years ago.

The Lord has not forsaken you even though the world has!  The system has called you forsaken but the Lord claims you as His own!  You have a mighty and godly spiritual inheritance awaiting  you.  I am so excited for you. This has been a long process.  I have found myself becoming impatient but, it occurred to me that you are waiting too!  Your waiting must be seven times harder.

During the time of this journal entry my heart ached for the thousands of kids stuck in foster care or an orphanage that were waiting and have continued to wait for years.  Their waiting is painful and filled with hopelessness.

Sister-Friend … has the Lord called you to adoption.  Does it feel long, invasive, and downright frustrating?  Embrace your feelings, acknowledge them because they are real, they are legitimate.  Now, I’d like to encourage you seek the Lord for Scriptures that you can turn into prayers for your soon to arrive child or children.

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Father,

I praise you for the miracle that is about to take place.  For those who wait upon You will never be disappointed.  We will never be disappointed because You are faithful.  You fulfill the longings of our hearts!

In Jesus’ Name,

Amen

But those who wait on 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 40:31 (NKJV)