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.
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ken adds:
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!