The never ending home study

Got a phone call today from the lady (Marie) that completed our home study in October (and the one who asked Ray more questions in November). She told me that the agency is asking for more "clarification" on "some items" and we needed to schedule another time that she can come out and get these clarifications taken care of. The closest date that our schedules worked together was Thursday, January 16th at 4:00pm. 

After getting off the phone with Marie, I have to admit that I was deflated and very discouraged. Some of the thoughts that ran through my head were:

"Are we doing the right thing?"

"What happens if they still turn us down after this?"

"Maybe we should just quit - but then what?"

Then I remembered something. The devil wants us to get discouraged. The devil wants us to quit. He wants to see our hopes demolished. He wants us to forget our purpose. Most of all - he wants every orphan to stay an orphan indefinitely. He doesn't want us to give an orphan a family. 

I'm stubborn enough to not let the devil win. He will NOT steal my joy in this trial. God will prevail. God hasn't forgotten us. God is still leading us, and in His time, the right children will come into our home. Not all of the children we meet will become a part of our forever family - but we WILL make a difference in their lives for Gods glory. 

Onward we go. 

"Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." James 4:7

"Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost." Romans 15:13