Provision

The most wonderful and comforting thing to me about the entire experience so far has been God's affirming reminders of His provision for us.

We had tried to get pregnant. When we affirmed God's supremacy and the full sanctity and personhood of our potential child, and therefore relinquished the idea that we had any "rights" to this new person, we stopped our planning and plotting, gave up our supposed control, and immediately found we were pregnant.

I thought I knew what my role was. I thought, "I must have a job and earn money in order to be a good husband." Deb got really ill, and I forgot all about my job search in order to learn how to adapt and be her best caretaker. No sooner had I learned how to relinquish my ideas of control here too, than He has now provided an excellent job offer.

I'm amazed, humbled, and happy to confirm that, "[His] yoke is easy and [His] burden is light." When I stop "figurin'" and trust Him, He is faithful.