God is Faithful!

We really celebrated yesterday as we walked away from the closing on our house! It's amazing how God provided...

We found it very easy to get distracted as we watched the value of our house get whittled away over the last 15 months it was on the market. We sold it for almost $80k less than we originally listed it for (which is the price a similar house across the street sold for that same month). As the price declined like a downhill skiing event, we got excited as a buyer made an offer the day after Christmas. Our real estate agent commented he had never seen this happen before. We told him we knew God was confirming what He wanted us to do. ;0)

The buyer made it clear she "had" to live in our neighborhood, and we settled on a price. As many of you know, the appraisal came in much lower than this. Here's where God made it clear it was time to trust Him... the house across the street came out of foreclosure and was now listed several thousand dollars less than our appraisal. The buyer was very aware of this, but specifically said she wanted to buy OUR home, because she said she "felt a special peace" in our home. We now know this was God at work, because He kept our buyer from running to what truly was a better financial deal across the street, and she chose to follow through on buying our home. It's amazing to have someone buy your home who truly LOVES it, and who was willing to listen in awe to our story of how God has been working in our lives. What a gift from God!

We just marvel at how God demonstrated how clearly He directs the things that are out of our control if we allow Him to. We now can rest in Him, knowing without a doubt that it is not our planning that will provide the financial means for us to move to Guatemala, but that our God and Creator of the universe is orchestrating all of this on our behalf. He Who called us will provide for us, and we choose to trust. :0)