"Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus, that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ." Romans 15:5,6
Trust in God.
In God we trust.
Do I really TRUST God? Whenever I discover a spiritual deficiency in myself, first I'm astounded ( as in, I had no idea I truly felt that way!) and then filled with gratitude at the level of God's patience with me. The long time between posts here, is actually a witness to that spiritual deficiency. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not talking about sin, I'm talking about slowly discovering some things about myself.
In a previous post entitled "Finding", I cryptically spoke of an "it" - a thing my husband and I didn't agree upon. I can now tell you that the "it" was the sale of our home. You see, for almost 6 months I've been praying about being debt free and wanting to work toward being totally debt free. The idea is thrilling and freeing to me, but my husband is a business guy and an investor, so we see things differently. Awhile ago, when I brought up the idea of selling our home and not having a mortgage, he said, "I don't believe in it." I was amazed, understanding - he's a property owner, his dad was a property investor, his mom is as well, and that's the way it's always been - it's a game he enjoys. However, over the past several months, he's been warming to the idea. I guess that's all it took because God has done some amazing work in his heart, and once he let go, it was like a snowball rolling downhill.
Today at 1:00, we settle on the sale of our home and will be one step closer to being debt free. Where do I fit in? I haven't wanted to talk about it, lest I "jinx" it somehow. However, God has spent time this week talking to me about my limited ability to change plans He's put into place. I'm embarrassed to admit that - really, as if I'm queen of the world! Let me be clear, this IS a God thing and has little to do with me, except it's an answer to my prayers and of course I'm extremely grateful. As soon as my husband opened his heart to the idea, God took over. The people buying our house are buying it in cash and the time from sale to settlement was 10 days. I could wait the 3.5 hours between now and then to hit the "send" button on this post (just to make sure the sale is complete and the settlement is done) but where's the trust in that. Thank you Father, for your patience and provision. Here goes!
Awesome testimony, Erika. Congrat's on selling your house in VA
Posted by: Vamamax2 | 06/11/2010 at 10:26 AM
Sorry this is Cristina
Posted by: Vamamax2 | 06/11/2010 at 10:27 AM