Isaiah 40:27-31
Isaiah 40:27-31 (New King James Version)
27Why do you say, O Jacob,
And speak, O Israel:
"My way is hidden from the LORD,
And my just claim is passed over by my God"?
28Have you not known?
Have you not heard?
The everlasting God, the LORD,
The Creator of the ends of the earth,
Neither faints nor is weary.
His understanding is unsearchable.
29He gives power to the weak,
And to those who have no might
He increases strength.
30Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
And the young men shall utterly fall,
31But those who wait on the LORD
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.
My 12-month court review was two days after I came to stay with Sheri. That morning, Sheri offered to pick up my two older daughters (the ones in the worst foster care situation) and drive us to court. When we got there, we found out the hearing had been delayed because my ex-husband was ill. But that was no problem for God.
When my daughters’ attorney heard that I was living with Sheri, she asked her, “What is your role in this situation?” Sheri explained that I was staying with her and that she was willing to take in my two daughters as well. Suddenly there was a flurry of activity. The attorneys, the social worker, and the judge all agreed that the girls could go home with me that same day, even though no background check had been run on Sheri yet. They arranged for Sheri to get fingerprinted and have a home inspection that afternoon.
The days that followed were a blur of miracles, large and small. They were like little “love gifts” from God to me. I needed clothes to go on job interviews, and Sheri gave me four suits she was about to donate to charity. The day after the girls came to stay with us, her church had an all-day parenting workshop—really good timing for both Sheri and me. Custom Comfort, a Christian mattress company, donated twin beds for the girls. Sheri bought desks, chairs, and bookshelves for their rooms. With Sheri’s help, I was able to get my van repaired, “smogged,” and registered the day my registration expired.
I think my greatest lesson in all this is that when I ran out of strength, faith, hope, and resources, God was still there. He still loved me. He gave me the strength to keep going. And He never stopped working on my behalf, even when it seemed nothing would ever change.
Cathleen
27Why do you say, O Jacob,
And speak, O Israel:
"My way is hidden from the LORD,
And my just claim is passed over by my God"?
28Have you not known?
Have you not heard?
The everlasting God, the LORD,
The Creator of the ends of the earth,
Neither faints nor is weary.
His understanding is unsearchable.
29He gives power to the weak,
And to those who have no might
He increases strength.
30Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
And the young men shall utterly fall,
31But those who wait on the LORD
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.
My 12-month court review was two days after I came to stay with Sheri. That morning, Sheri offered to pick up my two older daughters (the ones in the worst foster care situation) and drive us to court. When we got there, we found out the hearing had been delayed because my ex-husband was ill. But that was no problem for God.
When my daughters’ attorney heard that I was living with Sheri, she asked her, “What is your role in this situation?” Sheri explained that I was staying with her and that she was willing to take in my two daughters as well. Suddenly there was a flurry of activity. The attorneys, the social worker, and the judge all agreed that the girls could go home with me that same day, even though no background check had been run on Sheri yet. They arranged for Sheri to get fingerprinted and have a home inspection that afternoon.
The days that followed were a blur of miracles, large and small. They were like little “love gifts” from God to me. I needed clothes to go on job interviews, and Sheri gave me four suits she was about to donate to charity. The day after the girls came to stay with us, her church had an all-day parenting workshop—really good timing for both Sheri and me. Custom Comfort, a Christian mattress company, donated twin beds for the girls. Sheri bought desks, chairs, and bookshelves for their rooms. With Sheri’s help, I was able to get my van repaired, “smogged,” and registered the day my registration expired.
I think my greatest lesson in all this is that when I ran out of strength, faith, hope, and resources, God was still there. He still loved me. He gave me the strength to keep going. And He never stopped working on my behalf, even when it seemed nothing would ever change.
Cathleen
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