Do not grow weary!

Christmas I found out that not only do we still have other paperwork to redo but a problem has been found in our homestudy. Not with the actual homestudy but with using my husband's name as Jim instead of James so they want that redone also. It is not so much the things I need redone but the things others are having to redo for me that are causing a problem. It is taking longer and longer for me to get those documents corrected and returned. We are not going to be able to be on the Adoption Ministries desk when they open and I'm super disappointed about that :(

However!!! Yes, there is a however. I just read Randy Alcorn's book "Safely Home". It was a fictional account of what the believers in China truly suffer just for following God. I know these things are true and read about them from other ministries. But, this book just really made it so personal and horrible of course and yet beautiful at the same time. So while my flesh is irritated and frustrated the Truth is that I am also thankful once again to having something I can do to battle the darkness in this world. If redoing paperwork is in some way a tiny battle against the forces that would love to keep Judah from coming into our family and hearing about his Savior then I rejoice in that. What is truly disappointing is that I can grumble and complain about such trivial things when my brothers and sisters in Christ understand true suffering and trials. Praying today that I would spend my time lifting up others in prayer instead of whining!!! hmm I wonder where my kids get it from :)