“The longer the blessing is in coming, the sweeter it will be when it arrives. That which is gained speedily by a single prayer is sometimes only a half-weighted blessing, but that which is gained after many a tug and many an awful struggle is full-weighted and precious blessing. The blessing which costs us the most in prayer will be worth the most.”
--Charles Haddon Spurgeon
I have been much more patient with this second adoption process, than when we were waiting for Bo. But I have still struggled with my need for control and instant gratification. I am not as uptight and obsessive as I was with the Haitian process. Yet I think and pray about it all the time. I know this is a normal reaction, and that God can use this time. In fact, I was able to write a devotional for an adoption book that some friends of mine are making. What a great blessing!
