Overwhelmed with All The Emotions
For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. - 2 Timothy 1:7 Fearful, frustrated, useless, hopeful, impatient, comfortable, courageous, brave, scared, anxious, selfless, compassionate, desperate, convicted, selfish, generous, thankful, renewed, worried, insecure, distracted, useful, guilty, sad, tired, excited, depressed, lonely, secure, confident, peaceful, overwhelmed. This post contains all these emotions, and more. Our adoption saga goes on as our emotions are tossed to and fro like the waves of the sea. I still needed to learn to use God's spirit of power to exercise self-control over my emotions. I didn't really get the full lesson here, not yet, but if you've read our whole story thus far you might notice certain patterns repeating themselves. They often do in life. The trick is remembering the spirit God has placed in me and exercising it. After our first match fell through and then waiting a few more years, we decided to start worki