Ah, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You. ♥
Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me? ♥♥
Scriptures from Jeremiah 32: verses 17 and 27.
These are by far my favorite verses.
Where there didn't seem to be a way for us to buy a house, God made a way possible! My husband was retiring from the Air Force. The lady at the bank had assured us that we would be able to get loan based on his retirement. She would let us know more as she drew up the papers. As we waited, my husband had to make a trip back to close on the other house. (Which sold in a matter of 3 weeks!) We figured this new house loan would be an easy deal. As the days went on, the bank lady called to say, I'm sorry you won't be able to get a loan. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I was upset to say the least.
One night I couldn't sleep...upset.. I began to pray. Lord, now what do we do? Flipping through the pages of my Bible.... I stumbled upon this scripture: Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me? I read it over and over again. Finally, I decided to give this new house, the loan, the bank lady, everything I could think of over to the Lord to handle. Had I tried to handle this on my own.... it would've eaten away at me like a cancer. That's what worry does.. it eats away...bit by bit.
When I decided to give it all over to God, and trust in the scripture he gave me... that's when doubts came into my mind, and from other (well-meaning) family members. Saying things like: Oh, why don't you guys just forget buying that house, there will be others. No, we wanted that house! I wasn't about to give up what the Lord placed in my heart. He gave me his promise. I wanted to see what the Lord had in store for us.
About a week later.... a message was left on the answering machine. I'm sorry it has taken me so long to get back with you...but I wanted to let you know you have the loan. Excitement filled my heart! Waiting to see what the Lord would do....wasn't easy. Waiting for an answer is never easy. But we can trust in what the Lord says in His Word.
By Inspired Word 2012
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