Pray and Be Thankful

"Be joyful always, pray continually, giving thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." 1 Thess. 5:16-18

There's been lots of news lately regarding adoption in Ethiopia. The article, to sum up, says that Ethiopian adoptions will be decreased by 90% starting yesterday. Fortunately and only by God's divine timing, we don't think we'll be affected by these changes. However, we have SO many friends that could experience this slowdown. Pray for these decisions to be revised; nothing really appears to be concrete quite yet.

So, for today, I'm confidently choosing to be thankful for all circumstances, even as we're waiting on our Embassy appointment. I'll be thankful that God is in control. His way is perfect and His timing is precise.

And we know that God causes EVERYTHING to work together for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose for them. If God is for us, who can ever be against us? For Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and He is sitting in the place of honor at God’s right hand, PLEADING for us. And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, NEITHER OUR FEARS FOR TODAY NOR OUR WORRIES ABOUT TOMORROW—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Passage taken from Romans 8:28-40