Romans 15:4-6 "Encouragement and Endurance"

Good morning from Paris! I most likely won't be blogging every day, but I need to share what God showed me this morning from His Word. I am going through an excellent devotional book by Donna Partow, "Becoming the Woman God wants me to be -A 90 day journey to becoming a Proverbs 31 woman." Today's devotional reading was on purifying your home. It was really convicting and challenging. I went through our apartment and prayed over it and asked God to show me from His Word what He wanted me to hear today. In my Bible reading I'm going through Romans and am on chapter 15. My eyes fell on these verses which I'd previously underlined and were simply meant for today and for Ken and my journey to parenthood.

Romans 15:4-6 NIV "For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope. May the God who gives endurance and encouragment give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mind you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ."

The words endurance and encouragment are written twice and really stuck out as two things we'll need on this journey. Where do we get the endurance and encouragement we need? From the scriptures? What does God want to give us through endurance and encouragement? Unity as we follow Jesus. All I could as I read this was just turn this verse into a prayer for Ken and I.

I really believe that God gave me this verse today as something to hold on to as we start the adoption process. God is so good! Everything is under HIS control.

The journey begins

We are so excited to announce that we are starting the process of becoming parents through adoption. This is something we've dreamed about and been praying for. We'd like you to come on our journey with us. It may be a long, slow, arduous journey or it may be a wild ride, but we are trusting God to be in the driver's seat.

As of right now, Amy is filling out initial paperwork with Bethany Christian Services and has contacted a couple other adoption agencies. Please pray that we'll pick the agency God wants for us and that we will stay organized, on track, and not rush ahead of God.

Please keep checking back here to see what we're up to in Paris and to see how you can pray for and with us.