A note I received from my faith-filled Mom on the day everything fell apart for us (on my birthday last Monday):
"My counsel?
HANG ON FOR DEAR LIFE.......as the adventure quickens. And, it is an adventure with hidden treasures which will be revealed when God's timing is according to His plan.
"Lord, we know you are there....we know nothing surprises you...we're going to let go and take one step at a time". The problems are unsolvable from our perspective but not from the One who is in control. Therefore, the pressure's off. There are certain decisions you've made with your best knowledge that God is leading, stand firm that those were from Him.."the rope won't break". What an opportunity you're having to taste "food" most are afraid to even try. The sweetness that is going to come from this mess will be nothing short of miraculous.
HANG ON FOR DEAR LIFE...make the short term decisions and keep walking. Don't look back until the whole thing passes by and when you do, it will be a testimony of faithfulness."
HANG ON FOR DEAR LIFE.......as the adventure quickens. And, it is an adventure with hidden treasures which will be revealed when God's timing is according to His plan.
"Lord, we know you are there....we know nothing surprises you...we're going to let go and take one step at a time". The problems are unsolvable from our perspective but not from the One who is in control. Therefore, the pressure's off. There are certain decisions you've made with your best knowledge that God is leading, stand firm that those were from Him.."the rope won't break". What an opportunity you're having to taste "food" most are afraid to even try. The sweetness that is going to come from this mess will be nothing short of miraculous.
HANG ON FOR DEAR LIFE...make the short term decisions and keep walking. Don't look back until the whole thing passes by and when you do, it will be a testimony of faithfulness."
Today we have a testimony of God's amazing, incredible, supernatural faithfulness.
Last Sunday we had a buyer for our home, and an appointment with the real-estate lawyer for Thursday morning at 11am.
On Monday our buyer backed out.
On Tuesday afternoon a young couple came to see the house - when the house was in the absolute worst shape ever (trash everywhere, people running in and out). I called them that night and asked for a decision; they said they would call the next day, and I replied that I needed an answer that night. They called back and agreed to buy our home. We found out the rest of the story two days later: they had been looking for a home for a year, and they had seen over 50 homes. They took last week off from work and they told each other that they HAD to buy a home before Friday. As soon as they entered our home, the wife thought to herself, "This is the one." They love our home; they love the tree-house; they can't wait to move in.
On Thursday we went to the lawyer for the original appointment, and signed the papers for the sale of the house.
On Friday the movers came, loaded all our boxes and a few pieces of furniture, and drove away. We ended up having to leave a lot of furniture behind because there wasn't room. After the truck drove away, I stood looking at all the furniture left in our garage and thought to myself, "Jim, you must be mad."
On Saturday (yesterday) a woman came to look at our car. She is the first and ONLY person who has seen the car. She agreed to buy it, and last night I deposited her certified check in our bank account.
Today we are relaxing, and tomorrow we get on the plane with our three daughters, our dog dixie and our two cats.
And we can't wait to see what the next part of this adventure of faith will look like!
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