I believe this is still sinking in to this heart. For years I lived with the ache of a barren woman. Seven years ago the Lord used the verse, "He makes the barren woman abide in her house, as a joyful mother of children Praise the Lord."(ps 113:9) to comfort my heart and give me hope many a days when the pain was so deep I would cling to this verse that someday my day would come.
The moment I first held my baby boys these chains were released, my heart was content...I was a mother. The Lord had answered my prayers and I could truly be joyful for the two precious lives that in His great soverignty and grace He had granted for us to parent.
And then this summer the Lord spoke to our hearts that we were to adopt two older boys and the Lord brought to my mind another verse that I had long held to, "Shout for joy, O barren one who has borne no children...enlarge the place of your tents...your descendants will posses the nations. (Isa 54:1-3) Going from zero to four children within two years, this verse had certainly been prophetic for our family. :)
And now, after 7 1/2 years of marriage, and many experts telling us that it would take a miracle, He has acted. We are in awe and marveling at His ways and timing. I cling to the fact that He is...He is near...He is compassionate...He is able, even when I am not.
For years, Chris and I have loved the passage in Isa 35 but since this summer it has often been my place of mediation...the wilderness and the desert will be glad and the desert will rejoice and blossom. Our family knitted together by brokeness, barreness, and loss yet in His redeeming nature, He is able to heal hearts, restore joy and beautifully mold all seven of us to become family.
I journaled a few days back that i am learning not to be surprised by His ways...yet still i find myself looking down at my belly in awe that the giver of life has granted us yet another gift...five perfect, precious miracles from our Creator. I have been faithless yet He has been faithful. I don't understand His ways, but I marvel at them.
Your ways, O God, are holy. What god is so great as our God? You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples. ps 77:13-14
Before other people started commenting, Iiiii wanted to be the first! The faithfulness of our God is never ending. There is no end to His greatness! There is just no way to make something better than the way He does things!!! I was marveling at 4 Lowe kids, but He takes it up a notch and adds another. What a story! Generations are going to be affected by all that's happened since you guys got married, and I thank God for the testimony that will be shared in the years to come of our Awesome God and his work in your family!!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats again and again and again guys!
So amazing...so happy for you!
ReplyDeleteLove seeing your heart towards children...that they are a blessing and not a burden! Praise the Lord for His goodness!
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