"In Waiting" Photo Shoot

So, I've almost let three months pass without updating our adoption journey. Honestly, there isn't much to update on the adoption-front, or at least not in the sense of moving up the wait list. Movement has been miniscule, if not absent all together. There was no movement in November, and come the end of December we moved one spot. However, "the waiting" continues to be a season that I know the Lord is using to sanctify us for His greater purposes. I'm compelled to trust Him more, rely on Him more, and simply keep Him the focus as we persevere through the wait.

In December, we had a sweet friend lovingly share her time and talent to not only take our Christmas photo, but also do an "In Waiting" photo shoot for us! Thank you Gretchen (and Christian)!! :)

 

So, as we wait I've thought about how our wait, anticipation, and hope for our child compares to our wait, anticipation and hope for Jesus. Lately, my prayer has become that my longing for anything in this life, even the desire for children, pale in comparison to my longing for Jesus.

Lord Jesus, please use broken dreams, plans interrupted, disappointment, waiting - whatever it must be - to break me, make me empty, and make me lonely in order for you to become my one desire, my one true love, my breath, my everything. Lord please keep making me. Amen.

What is God using in your life to "keep making" you?