hearts wide open.
just when we thought the quiver was full. God was not done writing. I kinda thought we would take it from here, but HIS ways are not our ways. I see in earthly and fleshly vision. God sees “God vision”. Early December he showed us a glimpse of HIS vision. I am not at liberty to speak freely BUT we did add one more nail to the mantle this December and her tiny fingers and hands have our hearts all wrapped up...and our hearts wide open.
wide open for possible hurt. wide open for some of the greatest joys. wide open to fully trust our God. it is “risky” some say. BUT we say you never gain anything if you never risk.
whatever HE writes we trust HE is good and HE knows best. meanwhile we will love our precious gift delivered early December with hearts WIDE open.
we read the Bible...
Some have asked how we came to this point, what brought us to desire “adoption”?WELL.... We have followed Christ since childhood but never read straight through the Bible.
Together we read, cover to cover...it altered everything. God spoke to us through HIS word.
Old & New Testament have a theme our redemption and God’s glory.
We have been given much and for GOD’s glory we give.
We ourselves have been “adopted” not in earthly terms but in the heavenly and we understand the life changing value of belonging.
We are not a perfect family, matter of a fact we are over our heads but living in HIS strength. Our desire is to “spend” ourselves, our gifts, our time, our talents for HIS NAME to be made known. We may not have picture perfect family fotos BUT we love our new chaos.....welcome the new small Fry’s :)
silenced.
“Behold, i am of small amount; what shall i answer you?
I lay my hand on my mouth...
I know that YOU can do all things, and that no purpose of YOURS can be thwarted.
therefore, i have uttered what i did not understand
things too wonderful for me, which i did not know.
but now my eyes see YOU...”
--Job answered the LORD.
i echo Job in the Old Testament. i have been silenced by the mighty hand of the LORD.
i declare my smallness, my simple way of thinking. it has silenced me. i have had to put my hand over my mouth. you see i have been faithful but not always understanding resulting in questions lying deep in my heart---
Why did you take away? Where is your justice? Why aren’t you answering?
ALL the while GOD was patiently molding, developing my faith to be rooted even stronger, helping me see what HE sees. Preparing me for HIS purposes. Taking away my dreams and restoring them with HIS. Let me say, my script for life was pretty boring I am so glad i gave up the pen and gave the writing to HIM.... i do not always understand HIS timing BUT i trust it. I have seen and tasted that HE is good even in the taking away.
A long story short, these precious souls seen above have been God’s “restoring fortune” to us... more script to come. Job 42.10
"life with you is half as hard, twice as good"
the sum of my heart is in these lyrics. i need not say more. i love you ry.
faces&hearts
scattered throughout the Andes mountains are these treasures....gracious souls decked out in full color and ornately dressed -- created by God. i love to travel and see God’s creation. the landscape is a masterpiece and no artist can rival the creativity of God. BUT even more so i love to see the faces HE has made -- each so different. not only are the faces intricately special but each personality has been configured uniquely, by the master potter. Psalm 139 David speaks to the personal creation of each soul
“YOU created my inmost being;
YOU knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I will praise YOU because i am fearfully and wonderfully made...
YOUR works are wonderful...
I know this full well.”
I echo David - I too know this full well! SO many faces & hearts and HE has “knit” each and He doesn’t stop there... Psalm 139 continues
“YOU know when i sit and when i rise, YOU perceive my thoughts from afar, YOU discern my going out and my lying down; YOU are familiar with all my ways.....All the days ordained for me are written in YOUR book before one of them came to be.”
God knew i would come in contact with each of these hearts even though they were tucked away in the Andes -- GOD knew they would be handed HIS truth the end of August year 2010. wow. that is a God worth living for!! 7800 Bibles were directly given to a face in hopes to change a heart....