But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.
And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. Galatians 4:4-7
Scripture clearly describes God's sovereignty and plan for humanity. There are times in history where the Israelites questioned God's timing and plan, nevertheless God was rightfully seated on the throne. Paul describes God's perfect timing in Galatians 4 writing, "the fullness of time had come." Many scholars speculate "why" this was the perfect timing for Christ's birth. Hindsight has given scholars some great indications on why this may have been God's perfect timing. Yet, without all the answers Paul understood Christ's birth as God's timing because of God's sovereignty.
As we have walked down this road of adoption there have been many times we have prayerfully sought God's timing. At times we even questioned God's timing. To recap the past two and a half years...we initially began our adoption journey pursuing a infant domestic adoption. Yet, we felt called to adopt multiple children. A year into this journey we transferred to international adoption. We do not always know the answers, but I (Will) wondered why we began our adoption journey domestically. The answer (at least in my mind) is now evident as we have accepted a referral for two little girls. Although we are unable to share detailed information about these two precious children. There are a couple of things I do want to share that point that reflect God's sovereignty and plan. Within days of us initially walking down this adoption journey our youngest daughter was born. We have been praying for both her and her sister all of her life. God had placed these little girls on our hearts from day one. I will be the first to admit, starting an adoption domestically and then switching to international did not help with the speed of our adoption. Yet, God allowed us to take the "round-about" way so our timing would align perfectly with these two girls. Had we been any faster or any slower this referral would not have taken place. Have I mentioned God's timing is perfect! The morning we received our referral Luke and Mya had the day off of school. They were playing in the backyard and I was listening to them talk. Luke yelled across the yard, "Daddy, Mya made a birthday cake for my sisters." I said, "What are you talking about?" He responded, "Not this sister my other sisters." I tried to correct him saying, "Son, we don't know if you are going to have sisters or brothers. You could even have both." Like many other times, he shrugged off my comment and continued to play. Little did I know, the Lord was impressing these little girls not only on mine and Tiffany's heart, but also on our children's hearts. Within 30 minutes we received a phone call that has changed our families life. We were introduced to two precious little girls. Needless to say, we are so excited!! Many of you have been praying for us and have supporting us...Thank you! We are praying that our first trip to Ethiopia will take place sometime this summer. If all goes well our second trip could be as early as next fall/winter. There are many variables in adoption, these variables can increase in an international environment. We covet your continued prayers and trust in God's perfect timing!
