We found a house!!! Yiiiipppeee! To say I am so excited would be a complete understatement! I am still in a little bit of shock, but it's slowly sinking in that we did find a house and that once again, the Lord has blown our socks off.
I had a friend tell me in the middle of this-finding a home-B's job situation- that once we found a house and B's job situation was settled, we would be able to look back and see how He had it taken care of all along, and that is exactly what we are doing. When we started out, I told the Lord that I really wanted to live like I say I believe. I didn't want to fret and fear that He wouldn't provide us shelter, or take care of Jake, should we have to change schools, or take care of us, should we have to move out of town. I wanted to walk in faith. I think that if I had to grade myself I would give myself a "B". Truly, I did better than I thought I would, but here over the last couple of weeks, my knees were starting to knock and there were more tears than I'd like to admit. However, thankfully, He didn't "fail" me but stepped in just in time and provided exactly what we needed (and more) and took care of everything.
At the beginning of this process I came across Psalm 22:2-5 in my quiet time. It says:
"O my God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night and am not silent. Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the praise of Israel. In you our fathers put their trust; they trusted you and you delivered them. They cried to you and were saved; in you they trusted and were not disappointed."
I knew that He was telling me to trust Him and that no matter what the outcome looked like, even it it was completely different than what we had asked for that we would NOT be disappointed.
Over our almost 12 years together there have been many things that B and I have prayed for. Some answers came looking exactly like what we asked Him for, some answers looked completely different-some better-some worse (to our limited human perspective), and some answers we are still waiting for, but in all of them, even if we couldn't say it at the time, and even for the ones we are still waiting for, we have never been disappointed and I trust that we never will. He is faithful.
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We are so excited for you to move into your beautiful new home and B's new store ... you have been so faithful to honor God throughout this process and to continue to encourage others and most of all to give God the glory for these gifts he has blessed your family with ... I am just wondering when you are having us over (to the new place, I mean :-) We love you and can't wait to spend many meals in your home with you ... is that like inviting myself over?!
Also, I'd give you an A!!! love you.
Look forward to lots of memory making on in cul-de-sac!
Congrats! I love the pics and can't wait to see the house in person! Paige
I am so excited for your family! God has blessed you with a Tyler store and a beautiful house, and you are giving Him all the glory for it. Love you all!
Where is the new house? We are buying one on Trenton, behind the mall! I am so excited for you!
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