I will go where You command my feet and by Your mercy overcome mountains I had met before with defeat.
“Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” Psalm 119:105
“Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them.” Mark 11:23
It was time to go, but I stubbornly stayed
Even when the land around me went dry
Abandoned to this wasteland
Endlessly searching for signs of life
But no sustenance would be found
Only drought and silence would abound
In this dry and fallow ground
With reluctance and tiny steps
And a good bye to all buried below
I gathered up my belongings and heart
And found His footsteps to follow
““ ‘If after all this you will not listen to me, I will punish you for your sins seven times over. I will break down your stubborn pride and make the sky above you like iron and the ground beneath you like bronze. Your strength will be spent in vain, because your soil will not yield its crops, nor will the trees of your land yield their fruit.” Leviticus 26:18-20
I felt the Lord impress on my heart it was finally the right time to put my house on the market. In the 14 years we lived in that house there were many wonderful memories of my little ones growing up, times at the dinner table with family, making home improvements and entertaining friends. There were also many losses endured and regretful memories. I had debated off and on over the last several years whether or not I should sell it. But not until recently, did I receive confirmation in my spirit “it’s time”.
Statistics in the current housing market were not looking too favorable, but I was reminded the Lord is above any and all statistics. So, I moved forward in faith, entrusting the outcome to Him.
With the help of my realtor, who also happens to be a sweet friend of mine for many years, we received a listing price offer in under 3 weeks. The entire process ran smoothly and I was asked for only 2 minor repairs after the inspection. Closing was completed this week without a hitch! So, yes… the Lord is above any statistic. When He wills it, it will happen.
And although I had 1 good cry saying goodbye to my home, it is still just brick and mortar. My home is wherever the Lord leads and my heart feels fully at peace in my new, “smaller” place because He guided me here. And I know He’ll continue to guide and provide on the road ahead.
“Unless the LORD builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the LORD protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good.” Psalm 127:1
“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the LORD. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine” Isaiah 55:8
Fear gripped me
I saw the shadow of death
But as hard as it tried
It did not overtake me
For Jesus stood at my side
Despair tried to crush me
But I followed His voice
Pressing in on every side
Confounded by the noise
Yet I made faith my choice
In these troubles I’ll give thanks
He allows them knowing I’ll endure
And will use them to draw me nearer
To know Him even more.
“That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet this is no cause for shame, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day.” 2 Timothy 1:12
“Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” Psalm 23:4
“But someone who does not know, and then does something wrong, will be punished only lightly. When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required.” Luke 12:48
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