When He Calls, You Must Go

Through the Fall and this Winter our family has been hard at work getting everything just right so we can officially list our house “For Sale.” Every weekend has been full of painting, organizing, carpet cleaning and of course throwing rubbish away and donating the items we don’t need. We have been focused on what God has planned for us.

Recently in the past couple of weeks, I have been studying the Real Estate market looking for comparable sold listings to support our list price for our home. This task has become, for a lack of a better word, “Impossible.” So because of this difficulty my first reaction was to suggest that we just wait to put the house on the market and wait for other houses to sell in the area. I came up with reasons why all of a sudden selling our house wasn’t the right thing to do. I had prepared a very compelling argument for anyone who might question my reason or judgment, I was ready to defend myself. I felt defensive because for the past 6 months or so, all I have been talking about was how I was going to list my house in February and I was “Down Sizing for Christ.” Well my reason hasn’t really changed, I am downsizing because I know that the Lord has called my family to use our resources to further His kingdom, I just don’t this the house is going to sell. After a few weeks of presenting my case and reciting my unbreakable argument, I fell flat on my butt. Really, God had to knock some sense into me and tell me to stop trying to help Him with His plan. Turns out God doesn’t need my help at all. He knows that the market doesn’t support our listing price, but the best thing is He is in control.  He has it all worked out and I don’t need to come up with an alternate ending. Everything that will happen to my family through this process was decided a long time ago and I need to let it happen. After all the worry and doubt I just feel plain old silly in thinking that I knew a better way than God. So today my home is officially for sale and I now have to sit back and let God’s plan happen.

It’s really hard to admit that I had worry and doubt because I wasn’t trusting in God. He is All Knowing, so I don’t know why my first reaction was to doubt him. What was I thinking? I ask all of you to please be in prayer for me and my family as we continue in our journey to follow and live by God’s word.