Journey of Faith Part 2

“Let your faith be bigger than your fear!” 

At the beginning of this journey I took the time to write this quote on our big dining room chalkboard. It was drilled into my mind through it’s presence on our wall. Never did I expect to have to really live it. I feared the unknowns. I feared the “what ifs.” I feared the possibility of failure, rejection, frustrations. Fear seemed to surround, but one thing was certain….I was at peace. I had peace knowing that God was on our side and I didn’t need to fear. I know, “easier said than done,” right? Yet, honestly, God prepared my heart months before in order to venture through this part of the journey with an overwhelming presence of peace.

Many questions flooded our emails, phones, and our ears. Questions like, “where will you go? What if your house doesn’t sell? What about money? Aren’t you worried? Scared? Why? 

So many questions even I couldn’t answer, but I was confident Jesus would answer those in His time, and I needn’t worry.

Which leads me to the next step of our journey….our home. The Lord “dropped” this home in our laps 3 years ago for a great price. We were thankful for His timing then, and knew He would work out the timing of its sale now. I have had so much fun decorating and making our house a home to our growing family. It has met many needs, been our “safe” place, and been a true haven for our family and friends from all over the world.

We are thankful that we had a great realtor as our dear friend. If you are ever in the need for a home or selling a home in the Charleston area, Michael Fox with Carolina One is the way to go! We listed our home on Thursday night and had a signed contract by Sunday night! It ended up in a bidding war allowing us to keep certain things within the house (our new fridge), get a higher amount than what we had asked for, and allowed us to not have to pay closing costs. 

See! God indeed was in this journey and He made it so very clear by all these things falling into place. The contract we signed on was contingent on the candidates selling their home, so another “faith game” started as we prayed for the sale of their home so our contract wouldn’t fall through. Within 2 weeks they had a contract on their home and a closing date for the middle of October was set. 

So much excitement, anticipation, and fear set in! Much fear….where will we go? where will we live? What about our stuff? Stop by again soon and see how Jesus squelched all fear and answered these questions in ways I cannot even begin to explain. He indeed is Good even in times of uncertainty!