Higher Ways

If there's one thing I've learned in this life it is that God's ways are so much higher than mine. I always try to see God in the events that unfold in this life. Some times are easier than others, but I'm completely convinced that He knows what He's doing. That is what I cling to when I don't understand why. Lately I've been struggling with the why of this adoption process. Why, when He is so much bigger than any person or government, does He allow this process to take so long? Why, when these kiddos are missing the love of a family, does He make them wait longer? Why? As I was thinking about this the other day and reminding myself that He knows what He is doing, I began thinking about the fact that He has adopted us into His family. There are several verses in the New Testament that describe our adoption and our rights of sonship/daughtership that come with that, ultimately our home in Heaven with Him. Then I realized that He is showing us a little piece of what He must feel as we wait for Sammy to come home. We are His children and He wants us to be with Him. The Bible tells us that He is preparing a place for us there. However, as much as He may long for us to be with Him the same way we long for Sammy and Jasmine to be with us, there is preparation that has to be done. There is a will for us to accomplish here before we go there. There is preparation for us to do here in our home before our entire family is together. There is also preparation for Him to do in our hearts. And that is the why. Just as He patiently waits for us to join Him because his perfect will must be done, I must follow His example. So I'm trying to open my heart and allow Him to do what He pleases. I don't think my longing for Sammy's presence will go away, but I'm going to enjoy my time with my family of three as I stand on that promise that His ways are higher than mine and praise Him for that truth.

God Bless,
Manesseh


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