Friday, January 14, 2011

90 Days for Noelle - Day 14

I am humbled and stand amazed at God's faithfulness today.  I mentioned back on Day 7 that the only factor throughout making the decision to adopt that made me think twice was finances.  I talked about how God had taken that fear away one Sunday morning a couple of months ago, and how God had come through already with his promise to provide.  Well, He is an on time God, yes He is.  Tonight I went to workout at the Y and Jason decided to work over a little.  It was close to the end of my step class so I told Jason just to wait on me and we would leave together.  We picked up Cora and were discussing dinner plans.  Jason didn't feel quite up to what I had planned to fix for dinner due to his wisdom teeth extraction last week.  We thought of a couple of places to eat at that had "soft" food.  We decided on a place and then changed our mind at the last minute.  We ended up at the local Chinese restaurant.  The hostess sat us near a former student and her family.  We said hello and got Cora ready to eat her chicken nuggets that we had picked up at McDonald's on the way (something that Jason and I had said pre-Cora that we would never do).  A few moments later my student's mom came over and sat at the table with tears in her eyes.  She said "you are going to think I am crazy, but I heard that you all were adopting and God put it on my heart to give you a donation."  She continued to tell me that she had thought about the fact that she doesn't really see me very often and that when I walked into the restaurant, God confirmed it for her.  She handed us a check for just the amount that Jason had spent (today) to pay for our adoption training classes (a requirement for our homestudy).  Actually the check was $20 more than the classes which just so happened to be the amount of our "divine appointment" dinner tonight.  God doesn't leave out one detail.  Just like Jason said last night, God knows the number of hairs on our head.   Jason and I are overwhelmed by God's handiwork.   

Psalm 77:12-15
12 I will consider all your works
   and meditate on all your mighty deeds.”
 13 Your ways, God, are holy.
   What god is as great as our God?
14
You are the God who performs miracles;
   you display your power among the peoples.
15
With your mighty arm you redeemed your people,
   the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. 

God, I am standing in awe of your limitless love.  You are faithful to your promises.  You are truly awesome.  My vocabulary cannot even describe all that You are.  Thank you for these moments of confirmation.  As you manifest yourself, You whisper that You are here.  You are an ever-present help in our time of need and doubt. Help us continue to walk out our faith. We praise You and give You glory for all that You have done and are going to do.  Amen!

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