Umbrella of God

It has been two full weeks since my last post, indicating that things have w-a-y slowed down in terms of our adoption process. Our dossier, our beloved load of paperwork, is where it needs to be for now, and we wait. It is a restful place to be. There is nothing I can do now to hurry the process along, nothing depends on me. I feel like I am under the umbrella of God's protection.

As far as other things go, Joel and I are in a place we didn't expect to be. Has God ever done that to you? We had so many things planned out, so many ideas. And God just says, no! We have been confused, saddened, disappointed, asking where do we go from here. We are asking God "What now?", and sense He is saying, "Rest. Wait. Pray. Be."

Here we are God, under Your umbrella of protection again. It is a safe place to be.

As only God can do, He has encouraged me through other blogs, books, believers. One of my greatest fears is that God would leave this situation unredeemed, unrestored, in its current state. That would seem like such a waste. But that is not Who God is. He is THE Redeemer. I found these lyrics on another blog I love and read (teamalexander.blogspot.com). They are sung by the group Selah, and I thought if they meet me where I am, maybe they will meet you, too.

UNREDEEMED
The cruelest world
The coldest heart
The deepest wound
The endless dark
The lonely ache
The burning tears
The bitter nights
The wasted years

Life breaks and falls apart
But we know these are
Places where grace is
Soon to be so amazing
It may be unfulfilled
It may be unrestored
But when anything that's shattered
Is laid before the Lord
Just watch and see
It will not be
Unredeemed

For every choice that led to shame
And all the love that never came
For every vow that someone broke
And every lie that gave up hope
We live in the shadow of the fall
But the cross says these are all
Places where grace is
Soon to be so amazing
It may be unfulfilled
It may be unrestored
But when anything that's shattered
Is laid before the Lord
Just watch and see
It will not be
Unredeemed

Places where grace is
Soon to be so amazing
It may be unfulfilled
It may be unrestored
But you never know the miracle
The Father has in store
Just watch and see
It will not be
Just watch and see
It will not be
Unredeemed