I recently heard someone tell another person they were
sending them “best wishes” in regard to their adoption efforts. That’s nice, but here’s the hard truth –
best wishes don’t really do anything (aside from giving us some fleeting coziness). But utterances, flowing
hands of petition sending messages into the unseen realm, that’s a whole other story. The Bible says that when we
pray it’s like incense drifting into God’s presence. It is holy.
As we can't wrap our arms around Trey and Rosalee physically, here are the prayers we wrap around them. We would be so grateful if you
joined us in our groanings.
- God would be wall of protection around Trey and Rosalee. His angels would stand guard over them as we make our dwelling place in Him.
- Trey and Rosalee would have all the food they need and they would be warm and comfortable in the orphange. Many orphanges don't have adequate resources, even the essential ones like food and heat.
- God would grant Trey and Rosalee favor in the eyes of at least one nannie. It makes a difference, and special needs children, especially those with issues of the ear, are very commonly viewed as cursed.
- Trey and Rosalee would be healthy while they're waiting for us.
- Trey and Rosalee would have at least one item that they can call their own like a blankie or lovee.
- Trey and Rosalee would literally feel our love in their hearts. See this post.
- The Holy Spirit would work in Chip, mine, Eli, Trey, and Rosalee’s hearts to join us together in a way that only He can.
- The first time Trey and Rosalee see us God will put in their hearts that we love them and will protect them.
“Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God's Spirit
is right alongside helping us along. If we don't know how or what to pray, it
doesn't matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our
wordless sighs, our aching groans.” Romans 8:26
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*In an
attempt at full disclosure, I’ve spent a lot of my life with a
respectful/sometimes not so respectful skepticism about prayer. I’ve
recently started reading a book by Philip Yancey called “Why Pray?”. It has changed my prayer
life. It’s short and less than $5. Order it. Here’s a quote:
“I have not attempted a guidebook that details techniques
such as fasting, prayer retreats, and spiritual direction. I investigate
the topic of prayer as a pilgrim, strolling about, staring at the monuments,
asking questions, mulling things over, testing the waters. I admit to an
imbalance, an overreaction to time spent among Christians who promised too much
and pondered too little, and as a result I try to err on the side of honesty
and not pretense."
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