Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father,
There is no shadow of turning with Thee, Thou changest not, Thy compassion's, they fail not, As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be. Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide, Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow, Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside! Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see. All I have needed Thy hand hath provided, Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me! We sang this song this morning at the Church we visited and it pretty much sums things up. Our God is faithful! He gives us strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow. I can't tell you how thankful I am for His strength, daily. Today, we had the great privilege to join our neighbors and other friends at their Church, an amazing international congregation. We had the joy of meeting several African families including families from Burundi. We soaked in everything they shared. God is so amazing! Dusty and I don't know every detail of this journey, but we believe God is clearly directing us to Burundi. Burundi is a place we know so little about, but God has proven over the last month that is not an issue to worry with. God is providing knowledge. Our neighbors served in Burundi for many years. Their hearts are open to sharing with us as we are learning on this journey. Today, we met a wonderful family that was willing to share with us and opened a door for future conversations. I worry, as a mother, how I will meet the needs of my children. How am I going to give this new little one a chance to grow in his culture? How could I provide him the chance to be with others from his culture? I came to a place earlier this month where I decided I could not. I laid it at God's feet. I prayed, "Father I cannot meet this need, but I know you can." God has not only provided families from our child's culture, but families that will also point our little one to Him. This is a blessing that overjoys this momma's heart. A month ago, I wondered how it would all work out. I gave it to God and He said “watch this!” For those of you that know me, you know I am a planner and organizer. I am often thinking through what is coming next and I can miss out on right now. I struggle with letting God handle the future and being present. I have been thinking a lot the last few weeks about the biggest blessing I have gained by walking with my dear friends through adoption. One for sure, is the ability to slow down and see what God is doing now. It would be so easy, for me, to focus on two years from now. To worry about how long the process might be. To process over the end of this journey to forever. In doing that, I could miss what God is doing right now. And right now, God is affirming Dusty and I to stay focused on Him and watch as He tells our story. It's not my story. It's not Dusty's story. It's not the Miller family's story. It is God's story! I joked with my sister earlier today that I sometimes wish God would share the cliff notes so I have an idea, but He hasn't. God has ordained our family and our story. I know He will continue to wow our hearts. I don't want to get ahead of myself, but I must tell you I already LOVE sharing with others what God has done. I get excited knowing He is going to move mountains and I will be able to praise His Name as I share His story for our family with others.
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A new year has begun. I for one, can't wait to see the mountains my God is going to move in 2017. I am blown away by God's faithfulness. I don't how every detail will fall into place. I don't know the timeline He has laid out. But I know He has laid it out.
My oldest sister recently shared a quote she found with me. She knew it reflected my heart. It states, "It's not that I love waiting. I just love the person I am waiting for." The waiting has been hard, to say the very least. But in His faithfulness, God is showing up time and again. He is pointing us in a specific direction. All I can do is praise Him for his faithfulness. “Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness! Praise him with trumpet and sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! Praise him with sounding cymbals; praise him with loud crashing cymbals!” ~Psalm 150:1-6 Every morning when I wake up and every night when I close my eyes, the only thought on my mind is to praise his mighty name. Last week, God gave me a blessing that overwhelmed me with joy. We have lived two doors down from an amazing couple for 12 years. We have known that that served in Africa. We have enjoyed conversations with them. I have had their granddaughter in my small group at church. Over the years and through conversations, the specific location of their work never came up. God kept that out of our discussion. Last week, I learned, for the first time, that they didn't just serve as missionaries in Africa, but that they were missionaries in Burundi for 30 years. God has placed us two doors down from a couple that can help us to learn so much about a culture that we know so little about. I have read books. And am reading a couple even now, but books can only teach you so much. God has given us a resource that is beyond belief. A couple, who completely love the Burundian people, and are willing to come along side of us to give support and love. I am overwhelmed, at times, how blessed I am in this life. I have an amazing husband, who works tirelessly to provide for our family. I have two beautiful children in my arms and one God has promised, in my heart. We have a roof over our heads. We have food to eat. We have clothes to wear. We have amazing families that love and support us daily. We have great friends that walk through life's ups and downs with us. My cup overflows. I pray that 2017 will be a year you see God do big things in your life too! |
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AuthorMy name is Deidra Miller. I have been married to my wonderful husband, Dusty, for 17 years. We have two biological children and our family is growing again. We prayed for 2,786 days and God answered our prayers. More days (almost 4 years) have been added as we wait for God's perfect plan for our family. We can't wait to meet our beautiful twin boys! Archives
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