So, by faith, we will continue to hurry up and wait! It's just that our precious daughter is also waiting for us, her family, to come and get her and bring her home. It pains me to know that one of my children is currently unreachable. Although right now for Joy, she is probably unaware of the fact that she is going to be adopted. And for that matter, she probably doesn't even realize the meaning of the word family. She is unaware that a mommy and daddy and a sister and two brothers who love her are ready to receive her into our clan and claim her as our own. Adoption is an absolutely beautiful picture of what God has done for us through His Son. He has claimed us as His own. He has adopted us into His family. We have been purchased by Christ's sacrifice. He has demonstrated His love for us that while we were still sinners He died for us. What joy we now have in Christ! JOY! That is the gift that God has given us.
We know that God gave us the name Joy for our little girl. It is our delight and joy to welcome her and accept her into our family. We are confident that God has a wonderful plan for what He is going to do in and through her life. We pray that her life will bring glory to Him! So, we will continue to wait and trust the Lord for His perfect timing. Of course, we would like to pray that time will speed up so that we can go get our little precious sooner rather than later. However, we believe God when He reminds us that we can do all things through Him who gives us strength. Waiting we can do because He promises to be with us!
