While I'm Waiting

The last couple of days "the wait" for our adoption has been very present in our family.  It seems so close, yet so far away.  Although the wait is hard, I know God has used this time to teach us and grow us.

Eric and I were just discussing the other day about the wait.  When we first started thinking about which country to choose to adopt from, we crossed many off of our list because of the length of time you had to wait.  We did not want to wait for years.  That's funny to think about now because in June we will be waiting 2 years. :)  But we see how God has worked and how His timing has been perfect.  A LOT has changed in those 2 years; we are using a different agency, we have a different house, we have different jobs, and we live in a different state.  But God used all of that to bring us to our daughter that He had prepared for our family!!!  We wouldn't have the privilege of being her parents if we had done things in our time.  Thank goodness He knows best!

So the last couple of days the song "While I'm Waiting" has been on my heart.  (You may recognize it from the movie Fireproof.) I don't know what the song was originally written for or about, but it speaks about how I feel at this point with our adoption. 

Here are the lyrics (by John Waller):

I'm waiting, I'm waiting on You Lord
And I am hopeful, I'm waiting on You Lord
Though it is painful, but patiently I will wait

And I will move ahead bold and confident
Taking every step in obedience

While I'm waiting I will serve You
While I'm waiting I will worship
While I'm waiting I will not faint
I'll be running the race even while I wait

I'm waiting, I'm waiting on You Lord
And I am peaceful, I'm waiting on You Lord
Though it's not easy no, but faithfully I will wait
Yes, I will wait

And I will move ahead bold and confident
Taking every step in obedience
While I'm waiting I will serve You
While I'm waiting I will worship
While I'm waiting I will not faint
I'll be running the race even while I wait

I will move ahead bold and confident
I'll be taking every step in obedience, yeah

While I'm waiting I will serve You
While I'm waiting I will worship
While I'm waiting I will not faint

And I will serve You while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting
I will serve You while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting
I will serve You while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting on You Lord

How ever long it takes, I will worship God and serve Him while I'm waiting!!  Praising Him today for His perfect timing and perfect will!!!!

Here's a video made to the movie Fireproof  if you would like to listen to the song.

Love,

Brittany