Stop.Wait.

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Stop. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200 a new house. At least…not right now. That’s what God pretty much revealed to us this weekend. We had to put on the big, ‘ol mean crappy breaks on our moving plans. After busting our butts for a couple of days ( and me pretty much for a whole month) our realtor came over on Saturday and told us we’re going to have to list our house for 30k-50k less than what we were planning on. She showed us a market analysis for our area and it was not pretty. We could sell our house right now but we wouldn’t get what we need for it to be able to buy a better house than the one we already have. So…..we stop. And that really sucks. Big time.

So, in the mean time, we wait. Just like we’re waiting for God to answer other prayers. We unpack some stuff and other stuff we leave packed. After a sad and disappointing weekend I feel better today. God showed me I should be thankful that I have a house right now. He’s meeting our needs above and beyond what we deserve. The house looks the best it’s looked in a long time! Mike did a great job putting a back splash behind our stove and sink. There’s much less clutter. We have a bunch of stuff ready for a garage sale in the spring.

But I’m still really disappointed and upset.

We’ll chug a long here. I’ll be back to blogging more frequently now.

And we’ll wait.

The Bible says a lot about waiting. When I did a search on the word “wait” on Biblegateway.com there were 142 verses that popped up. When I searched for “wait on the Lord” 42 verses popped up. Apparently there’s something about waiting that God wants us to learn!! Here are a couple of my favorites:

Psalms. 27:14

Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, and He shall strenthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!!

Isaiah 40:31

But those who wait on teh Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.

Psalms 130:5

I wait for the Lord, my soul does wait, and in His word do I hope.

I know I’m not the only one waiting on God. Who else is waiting?

I pray these verses bless your heart like they have mine.

Comments

Laurie

I am so sorry!! That stinks. Houses just aren’t selling for what they are worth right now. When it does happen it will be the right time :0) (hopefully that will happen soon!) Good news is when it is the right time to sell your house you will have a lot less work to do!
SimplyMel

Thanks Laurie! It does stink! After looking at the numbers we realized the realtor would be making more on commission than we would make from the sale!We wouldn’t even have enough for a down payment on another house. It’s hard to change directions and mindset right now. But, we have to do it!
Rebecca

I’m so sorry Melissa! I know how hard it is to try to sell a house and the economy just stinks right now!!! Hang in there, it will all work out!! )
Dad

Hey girl…loved the post…honest…from the heart…Paul got stuck in
prison…waiting…and God used that time for him to write a chunk of the NT…imagine what the NT would be like without the “Prison” Epistles! God’s gonna use this to do great things thru you! Dad!
ken

nice sight, Brian did a nice job. Say hello to Dad for me, we do miss him
SimplyMel

Awww..thanks dad.

Ken, I’ll tell them you said hi! Bryan does a great job with web design. I reccommend him to anyone looking for some work done.
SimplyMel

THanks for all the encouraging words everyone!
http://lidandthekids.blogspot.com Lydia

I’m sorry that it fell through! I know you were looking forward to moving. I hope the economy picks up soon so that the housing market will actually be decent again. There’s a song that I’m really loving right now that goes along with this post. It’s call “While I’m Waiting” by John Waller. It was in the “Fireproof” soundtrack.
http://www.perrymanponderings.blogspot.com Stephanie Perryman

I’m sorry sis. I know you were really enjoying looking at houses and getting your house ready to sell. Too bad the economy is just real crappy right now. Dad makes a good point about Paul and the prison epistles. Waiting is the hardest thing to do though, especially when you have no idea what the future holds. We are praying for you! At least your house is all fixed up and de-cluttered and clean! lol.
http://mblh.wordpress.com mandi @ it’s come to this

Oh I know that’s such a horrible feeling!! We’re in a similar boat. We don’t need to sell, but really didn’t intend on being here this long & it’s just doesn’t fit our needs near as well as I’d like. I was totally bummed when we realized it just wouldn’t be financially practical right now … super bummed!!! Hopefully things will come around soon:(
SimplyMel

@Mandi- then you do understand how I feel! We are blessed to have this house but, like you said, it’s not fitting our needs super well right now. We’re bursting out of it! Thanks for the comment
SimplyMel

@Steph- thanks!
@Lydia- I’ll have to check out that song.

Thanks for the encouraging comments everyone