Waiting on God

Many of our friends know that we have been looking for a place in the country for over two years. Back in April, we found one that we loved. Five acres, on a quiet road, pole barn, wooded areas, lots of room to run, a second full kitchen for our family business, and in our price range to boot! We were in the process of making an offer for it (and listing our house) when we found out it was no longer available.

We weren't sure if we should keep our house listed, but we decided to anyway. Several months went by without a single showing, and it didn't really matter because we didn't find another place anyway.

In the meantime, our church had a fundraiser to buy some property. They asked us to pray for 50 days and give whatever God was leading us to give. At the end of the 50 days, we gave an amount that the Lord put on our hearts.

The very next day, the realtor for the house we loved (see photo above) called us. Guess what? The house is available again. In faith (or perhaps insanity), we decided to put an offer on it without selling our house first, because we figured the Lord was opening this door for us. We went through the inspection and the final negotiations and secured a closing date of August 1.

Then, I began to get nervous. Our house had been listed for three months with nobody coming to see it. A friend of mine listed her house and it sold immediately to the first person through it. Another friend listed her house and has had numerous showings in the first week. Had we heard God wrong? Were we crazy to buy a house outright when we had no buyer for ours and no prospects on the horizon?

I confess, when my friend had told me her house sold to the first viewer, I became green with envy. Panic mode set in. Finally I admitted my jealousy to God and asked if He would please somehow let us know if we were being foolish.

The very next day (there's that very next day thing again!!!), our realtor called with a showing for the following day. The folks loved it and are coming back for a second look this week. They had lots of questions regarding utilities and such. Now it isn't a done deal or anything, but God is so faithful! So no matter what happens with this whole process, I have resolved to be content with wherever He puts us.