Dear Friend Of Abiding Above,
We have all had a Merry Christmas and I know we look forward to a Happy New Year. I was reminded this Christmas of our trip to Russia to adopt our daughter Maclaren. Kellie and I had waited a long 20 months for her and many times we wondered if it was really God’s will. It became an emotional battle because of the waiting and the expense of the process. God taught us many things during those long and sometimes bleak months. One thing He taught us is to wait on Him no matter what. When the timing is right you will experience His liberty in the matter. God says in His Word, “Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” 2 Corinthians 3:17
My friend, you may be waiting on something today that is causing you emotional stress. Wait on God, don’t run ahead of Him. As Oswald Chambers used to say, “Turn and do the duty that lies nearest.”
That day finally arrived where we saw our baby girl for the first time. They brought her to us from a room filled with babies in old wooden baby beds. She was only 10 months old. She saw us and reached for us. It was God’s will and it was God’s perfect timing. Little did we know while we were waiting she had not been conceived yet. While we continued to wait God was watching over her as she was carried about in her mother’s womb. Waiting still, we did not know her mother’s battle in a decision to abort her or continue with a normal pregnancy. In the fullness of time, God sent forth a little girl we named Maclaren who is just right for us.
