As I sit here holding my friends foster baby in my arms (I have the honor of watching her every monday), I am in awe of Gods beauty and in awe of the hands that the Lord entrusts to hold these little ones and love them. For a while now I have felt unworthy of being those hands. Doubt had settled down in my heart. I had always had a heart for these little ones but I let fear take over. Just the opposite feeling of the hope in my previous post. I was fearful then, in the Word but the past few weeks I have let it settle in and make a home. I cried out to God and he gave me the notion to call a dear friend. (Thank you Erika)
She said,
"Fear is the opposite of Faith.
When you are in Fear, the Devil is NEAR.
That Means the Lord has something GREAT for you!"
I was in tears and KNEW God had just spoke through her. The weight of doubt and fear lifted off my shoulders and I felt Joy to be the HANDS of Christ. I began to long to hold the little one whom He had for us.
We will be finished with week with all we need to do to prepare to be foster parents. Then the waiting begins. Our prayer is for Gods hand to be in the whole process!
