Friday, October 11, 2013

Doing the Hard Thing Now...



This year has brought a lot of uncertainty, fear and anxiety to my life. Health problems, relational problems, financial problems…you name it…but out of those problems, moving has been one of the issues that has created the most change. After living in the same area for a few years short of 2 decades, leaving our community has taken a toll in my soul. 

Trying to sell our old house, the house we made into a home for 11 years, the only house our sons ever knew... has been an experience. We’ve sold a house before. It was a breeze! I basically sold it myself in less than a month! The experience this time, however, has been quite different. And even though I am aware that in the wider scope of things, this is not a big deal…within the context of my little life, it is adding on to the pile of things I’m dealing with.

A few days ago, however, something rather miraculous happened. No, the house hasn’t sold yet…sigh…but I got something better! I had a call from the Lord : ) It was an e-mail, rather, but anyway…I did feel like I heard from Him this week as we were asked to consider renting the house to a very special couple. Their situation at this moment is dire. And I really felt like God was communicating to me that He is taking care of His beloved and that He wanted me to be a part of it. They need a place where they can stay and find some rest for their weary souls…I have the perfect place available.

Renting to this couple would not make any financial sense for us. The only reasons that would keep us from renting to them, however, would be purely selfish ones. I could not say no to them…Like the rest of the situations we’ve been facing…it was a hard one. But we decided that,

sometimes Our Lord asks us to do the hard thing now, so we can watch Him do the God thing later.

I truly believe He is telling me to hang in there and be obedient to His call. It is not what I wanted or wished for; but it is temporary and if I obey, He will take care of the rest. How could I ask Him to bless my efforts to sell the house, if I refuse to do what He wants me to do now for the benefit of His beloved? So I will do what I feel He is leading me to do now, and then I will wait for Him to tell me the rest of the story later. It is not what I expected, but it is what He has planned…and I rather go with that. 

The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps. Proverbs 16: 9


6 comments:

  1. I feel a huge blessing coming your way my friend! What a wonderful thing you are doing for this couple. Regardless of what happens, you are doing the right thing. As always, love the picture! I have climbed that mountain many times :). Praying for you Gisela!

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    1. Thank you Candance, and may it be as you say! Climbing mountains, yeah...that's what we do, right?! Thank you again for stopping by and for your kind words.

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  2. I too have been on a journey of uncertainty over the last few years but know what it means to be led by Him and keep trusting. I wrote about this in my post Sometimes Life Get's Scary But God Provides this week.
    Thanks for sharing at Essential Fridays.
    Blessings
    Mel from Essential Thing Devotions and Connect With God

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    1. Thank you for stopping by Mel, and yes, i did read your post and commented on it...it was a very timely message for me to read. Thank you so much for hosting the linkup and for sharing your faith with us. It helps us in our journeys to see others striving towards the goal!

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  3. I *am* doing something that was temporary for a few days that turned into a three month thing - still temporary. The few days was something I could handle then mentally and emotionally (even physically) but as it turned into something that would be longer and then as long as 3 months, I had time to adjust my willingness level. Sometimes one of the reasons that God allows something to be temporary is because that is all we can handle at the time. Taking on the whole duration is too much for our finite faithless minds. When what I am doing saps my strength and I feel weak, I hear God reminding me that "I can do all things that strengtheneth me." Now who's rambling, lol?!

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    1. Judith, thank you so much for taking the time to stop by and leave your comment. I love your linkup and I appreciate you hosting it. Taking on the whole duration at once would be very hard, so God knows the exact dose to apply to each one of us...His strength and grace are sufficient. Big hugs!

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