I know the blog is a few days late, but there is a great reason why: my nephew was officially adopted this morning! This is a story I have been waiting to share with you all, I just had to wait for God's timing for everything to get completely worked out. Today is that day, and I cannot describe the joy I feel right now.
For a long time, I watched my sister and brother in law struggle with infertility. I could not help but wonder what God was up to. They would be great parents, so why wasn't that happening for them? It was not that I didn't think He would give them a child someday: I believed that. I just did not understand why He was making them wait so long. It can be easy to question God in the current situation you are in instead of trusting in His timing. Though I can honestly say that for the most part, I always had peace about their situation. Deep inside, I knew that God would make them parents when the time was right. That does not mean that the enemy did not try to steal that peace and put doubt in my mind because trust me, he did. He ultimately failed though because I held tight to the faith and eventually got to see those faith filled prayers answered.
December 6, 2016, I went to school like any normal day. My dad had a game pretty far away that night. It seemed like a typical day in the life of Leslie Jessie, but little did I know, my entire life was about to change. My sister and brother in law started being foster parents a few months before, but they were not fostering any kids at the time. When school ended, I found out we were meeting my sister at Walmart before the game because their case worker called and said they had a two month old baby boy who needed foster parents. Of course, they said yes. We all rushed to Walmart to buy a car seat, bottles, formula, pacifiers, and many other baby items. We had no idea what he would look like, what his personality would be, nothing. We just knew he was ours.
After my sister and brother in law picked him up, my sister sent my mom and me a picture of him. My heart almost stopped the first time I looked at his little face. His big brown eyes held the whole world, it seemed. We met them at the game, and my sister carried him in. She smiled, "This is Jordan." I just looked up and grinned because I knew this was God's plan. Even though it held more waiting, it also held more joy than we could have ever imagined.
The first time I held him I knew he would be my nephew forever. It took about fourteen months for him to get adopted, and throughout that time, I had a lot of people ask me, "What is your family going to do if you sister loses that baby?" I would just shake my head at them and say, "She won't. It is all going to work out because I know God has this under control. I have this indescribable peace in my soul, and I just have to trust that."
I don't know what you're waiting for: a baby, a relationship, a new job, healing from a health problem. Whatever it may be, God already knows what is going to happen. He has it all planned out to bring Him honor and glory and to work together for your good. It may be in a way you never imagined possible. It may be exactly how you want it. Either way, please just cling to Him and His promises. Waiting may hurt now, but it will be so worth it in the long run. Look at our miracle baby. Thank You, Lord for Your faithfulness and blessings on us.
