Divine Appointments

One of my most favorite songs by Shane and Shane says "Holy Design, this place and time, that I might seek and find my God".  I believe in that.  I believe that we serve a God who is big enough to form the world and craft the mountains but I also believe we have a God that is small enough to take the time to design each and every moment of our lives.  Nothing is an accident.

As Nathan and I have searched and prayed and begged God to make His path straight before us I have been so amazed by how He has worked the littlest things together, as almost to whisper to us..."Yes, I am calling you...yes, I am calling you to rescue a precious child...yes, I am calling you to Africa.

I won't bore you with all of the ways He has whispered to our hearts but I wanted to share a few.  So that someday when our child is older he or she will be able to see how God worked in our lives to bring us together.

• one night while I was sitting on the couch I happened to look up at the TV that was muted at the time...across the TV was a big banner that said "Take Care of Orphans"
• Nathan turned on the TV for the boys this morning and on Nick Jr a family came on with their daughter who was adopted from Ethiopia. (God can even use a cartoon channel!)
• on one of the weeks when I was really struggling with whether or not God was calling us to adoption our Lifegroup lesson had a little blurb about adoption...and to be honest it didn't have much to do with the lesson so I knew God put it there just for me...another little whisper!
• on the same weekend that I needed to be in San Antonio for my sister's baby shower the adoption agency we are looking at was having a seminar in San Antonio.

These are just a few of the ways that our God has been so good to us by making His path known to us.  It has also reminded me what a personal God we serve.  He knows me...He knows that I tend to be like doubting Thomas so many times.  I am always questioning myself and trying to explain things away.  I am so blown away by His love for me that He would be kind enough continually send confirmation to me.  What a great God we serve!

I want to leave you with something my sweet friend Penny sent to me that God used to really speak to Nathan and I about our call to adopt.  Take a minute to watch it and be blessed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZgLf3rN9xg&feature=youtube_gdata