Believing

I think God required something else from us. He wanted a testimony of faithfulness through the trial. Not of our faithfulness, but His. I’ve heard a friend say before that faith is not believing in God to do what you want, but believing in God even when we don't get what you want.

from another adoptive family's testimony at

http://agiftworththewait.blogspot.com/2008/06/first-thing-i-want-you-to-understand-is.html