Lesson in Homophones

Has it really been a year since that initial email?  Some days it feels like yesterday but most days it feels like an eternity.  One of the important exhortations of the Bible is the call to “wait on the Lord.” Even though God promises special blessing for waiting, waiting is one of the most difficult exhortations of Scripture. Why is it so hard? Because, as a part of fallen humanity, it is our nature to take matters into our own hands, to follow our own ways. Yet, over and over again we are told in Scripture “wait on the Lord.”

There are two words, homophones, that seem to go hand in hand through this adoption process.  These two words, weight and wait are not always unrelated because one of our needs in waiting on the Lord is the need to cast the weighty burdens of life on Him.  As we continue to wait on the Lord it feels like the weight just continues to grow heavier but we are called to cast both of those on the Lord.

We live in a fast-food, drive-thru society where we want things and want them quickly. Waiting is not something any of us do for fun.  The simple fact is, in spite of our modern age and our dislike for waiting, life is full of waiting. And one of the most challenging exhortations of Scripture is “Wait.” But waiting, despite our impatience and our dislike for it, is a vital element in life.

There are two other words, wait and hope, that also are woven together throughout scripture. If we are continuing to wait on something with great expectation then that means there is also great hope on the other side!  Waiting involves an expectation of something special. Waiting means anticipation, expectation, confident hope in something that will take place. Ultimately, waiting on the Lord is like waiting on the sun to rise—waiting expectantly for the Lord’s answers to human needs as the sun brings the warmth of the day. We are waiting on something with great hope and we know that it is going to happen.  This adoption is similar to that wait on the sun.  We know that there is an end to the wait so with great anticipation we hope for the wait to be over soon! “I wait for the LORD, my soul does wait, And in His word do I hope. My soul waits for the Lord More than the watchmen for the morning…..” Ps 130:5-6

We will continue to wait and give the weight of the burden for so many in Haiti to the Lord and rejoice in hope on a daily basis until we get the call to bring Esther home!  We can reflect on this past year and see how God’s timing is perfect. There are so many people we would not have met and so many ways that we would not have been able to give God glory had this ended in our timing.

We hope you will join us in carrying the weight by praying for our family through this wait and then rejoice with us in hope as each day brings us one day closer to picking up Esther! 

We are still praying through funding our second trip to pick up Esther and as we get closer we are thankful for any donation you feel led to make. You can use the paypal button on the right and the money goes straight into our adoption fund. We are $2000 away from being fully funded and would love to have that behind us as we go into this holiday season.

Blessed,

Chris & Tiffany