The past couple of weeks, there have been some disturbing rumors floating around the internet about the future of Ethiopian adoptions. We’ve been on our adoption agency’s Ethiopia waiting list for 10 months, and when we heard the rumors and read some worrying things online, my first reaction was fear and tears.
It’s a major DUH that international adoption is not for the faint of heart and that things can change in a moment (like when Russia suddenly decided to completely stop all international adoptions last year), but, the (potentially) bad news we heard was still like an icy, shocking punch to my gut.
Then, peace flooded my heart.
A few months ago, Haley Morgan, one of the founders of The Influence Network, said something in a post she wrote for She Reads Truth that deeply impacted me: “And if not, He is still good.” As a result of some painful, challenging situations that I’ve faced the past few years, I have learned–deep down, in my bones learned–that God is sovereign. He is in control. And, even better (and most important): He is good.
Even when situations don’t play out the way we’d like them to, God is still good. It’s the essence of His character; it’s who He is.
He sees the whole picture: the beginning, middle, and end of our story, and He knows what does and doesn’t need to happen in order to bring the most glory possible to Himself, for the sake of His kingdom. And He knows what will ultimately be best for us, at the end of our story. He is working all things for our good (Romans 8:28), even if it doesn’t feel that way in the moment. Our only job is to trust Him and to lay our fear (and our tears) at His feet.
Complete, fully-abandoned, heart-wide-open trust in the One who laid down His life for us is freedom.
I long to adopt from Ethiopia, and I want our babies to be safe and sound in our home by the end of the year.
And if not, He is still good.
How has the Lord proven Himself to be faithful and good in the midst of difficult circumstances in your life? Or, on the flip side, is this something you struggle with?
