"Long Way Home"
*Steven Curtis Chapman, cd: REcreation
I set out on a great adventure
The day my Father started leading me home
Said theres gonna be mountians to climb
And valleys were gonna go through
But I had no way of knowing
Just how hard this journey could be
Cause the mountians are steeper
And the valleys are deeper than I ever would had dreamed
But I know were gonna make it
And I know were gonna get there soon
And I know sometimes it seems like, were going the wrong way
But its just the long way home
Some rocks on my shoes
Fears I wish I could lose
That make the mountians so hard to climb
And my heart gets so heavy with the weight of the world sometimes
There's a bag of regrets,
Should've beens, and not yets
That keep on dragging around
And I can hardly wait till the day I get to lay them all down
I know that day is coming
I know its gonna be here soon
I won't turn back even if the whole world says I'm going the wrong way
Cause its just the long way home
When we cant take another step
The Father will pick us up and carry us in His arms
And even on the best days, He says to remember were not home yet
So don't get too comfortable
Cause we are just pilgrims passing through
I know that day is coming
I know were gonna be there soon
I keep on singing and believing
What all of my songs say
Cause our God has made a promise
And I know everything He says is true
He promised He would never ever leave us
He's gonna lead us
He'll lead us home
Every single step of the long way home
So keep on, were gonna make it
Were just taking the long way home
So keep on, were gonna make it
I know, were gonna make it
Its just the long way home
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The words of this song not only sing about life, but I also feel the words really relate to our adoption and the process we have been through. Certainly, we have been on the long way to bring our child home. Also true, every step of the way, God has made a promise, we know what He says is true, and He will lead us and help us through.
Like Warren Wiersbe said, "God does not have accidents, only appointments." We have an appointment in China this year to adopt our son Dan and bring him into our home and family. After all the time (about 3 years since we began the adoption trail), all the paperwork (visited our doctor five times and counting as one example), after all the hurdles and barriers, the path continues steadily and purposefully.
Little by little, piece by piece, the requirements get checked off and forward we move. Some days are three steps forward and four steps back, yet the new day comes and here we go again! God gives us His strength and His courage to continue on.
We have one big piece left to complete for our home study and then all the paperwork and the home study will be wrapped together like a present and be sent to China with our love stowed away between the many pages.
For us, adoption has been the long way home. One day is coming soon--we will leave for China and bring home our son. For now we are going to keep on keeping on this long way home. Dan, you are worth every step and we can't wait to meet you face to face.
"I Am El-Shaddai, God Almighty--serve Me faithfully and live a blameless life....Is anything to hard for the Lord?" (Genesis 17:1b, 18:13b)
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