House Hunting

We have been house hunting for about 6 months now. We sold a home back in August and have been renting since then. We really weren't planning on renting for this long but there just have been no available homes that either fit into our price range, were what we wanted or worked for our family size, location, etc... I will have to say we have probably looked at over 100 homes in the last 6 months. At times, the task has been almost daunting because our realtor (God love her for her patience with us), would show us maybe 6 or 7 homes in one block of time. Also, I was using the internet to search for homes and it got to where I couldn't remember if we had seen a certain home or not; it all began to be a jumble to me. Anyway, for the last month we were particularly interested in one home that pretty much fit what we needed and we were pursuing this one. New home in a subdivision and we liked it. There were a few drawbacks but overall it was acceptable to us. We got to where we felt maybe we were being too picky, so we were willing to "settle" for a few things. Examples, the house had an exterior chimney, but upon closer inspection, no flue had been built on the inside and it would only burn gas logs. This was not a huge deal to us but the builder told us the home would burn wood. What would have happened if we had taken his word for that? Also, they painted the home all one color, he was not willing to re-paint a few rooms in colors we desired. And lastly, but more importantly was we decided to not sign final contract until we had the land re-surveyed. Good thing we did, since the property line was only about 3 feet from the left side of the home. We would've been in a "pickle". You know, sometimes you just have to go on your "gut feelings" about things. And that's pretty much how we handled it. We just didn't feel comfortable with the little things that kept cropping up and, as time went on, just didn't have a peace or a joy about it at all. Well, we finally walked away from that house about 2 weeks ago. And I am so thankful we did. We found a house immediately after that one that we really love. It also is brand new, still in the construction phase, same area, same price, but the attention to detail is amazingly 100% improvement. In fact, I am so excited about this house, I feel like a kid getting ready to have Christmas. We met with the contractor yesterday and it is a totally different story. He is willing to work with us and we are very impressed with him. I am so thankful that we waited and, if this is the house that the Lord allows us to purchase, then I know it will be a good thing. Even if it doesn't work out, I am again encouraged that the Lord always has our best interests in His heart when He closes and opens doors for us. A couple of scriptures come to mind, "The steps of a good man are ordered of the Lord." (Psa. 37) and "you have not because you ask not and when you do ask you do not receive because you ask with wrong motives." (James 4:2-3)

My desire is to always put God first in my life so that I can hear clearly how He wants to direct me and be willing to walk where He leads.

My very favorite scripture in the Bible is also found in Psa. 37 and it says, "Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart; commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him and He will bring it to pass.... be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him." Waiting is sometimes a hard thing to do. Our human flesh just doesn't like it. But, when we wait on His perfect plan for us, whether it's buying a house, getting a job, going to school, dating that certain person, whatever it might be; it will always turn out better for us.

Bottom line, if I can't trust the King of Kings and Lord of Lords with my life, who can I trust? Wait on Him, trust Him and He will bring it to pass!