His Voice

"The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is a servant to the lender."Proverbs 22:7

"It is the blessing of the LORD that makes rich, and He adds no sorrow to it."Proverbs 10:22

I want to share a bit of testimony on how God speaks in my life.

We have been praying for wisdom on buying a larger home, considering we have 4 of us living in 1000 square feet of space.  On the surface, it seems plausible and necessary.  Our closets are jam packed, cabinets are overflowing, and we share one, tiny bathroom.  At first, we thought God was moving things in our life so we could financially afford to carry the burden of two mortgages  - we bought our house in "05 when the market was about to pop and, like the rest of America, are upside down; leaving us our only choice but to rent out our house if we were to move. We didn't think we were able to use a VA loan again, but to our surprise our lender said we still had VA money to use.  The pre-approval letter was granted in less than 24 hours and only a week from then my husband was promoted.    

Now on the surface, it seems as though God wants us to move.  The more I prayed for wisdom, the more God revealed to me that this wasn't a great idea.

And then He really got my attention.

Ever feel during a sermon that God is shouting at you, giving you your answer LOUD AND CLEAR?  Pastor Steve was completing his sermon series on "In God We Trust".    He noted Proverbs 22:7 - "The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is a servant to the lender." Wow.  It hit me that it wasn't the wisest thing to take out yet another mortgage and become tied and bound to the banks that we owe money to.  Of course, I sat there and tried to outsmart God, thinking "but we can rent our house out for sure, it's a great area and we are a military town." Ha. You can't outsmart God.  "But God, this is the time to BUY! The interest rates will never be this low!" The sermon just kept hitting point after point and I sunk lower and lower into my seat.  Grr.  

I slept horribly as I couldn't get over the tension I was feeling in what God was telling me to do, and was woken up at 3 am with the Lord hitting me with more points to ponder. I woke up sad because I knew I had to be obedient and I knew that meant no new house right now.  We have all of these carrots dangling in front of us, yet we must step out in fatih and obedience. Our needs are abundantly met right now, and there is nothing we need, even a new home.  God is so loving, though, and I was reminded that "it is the blessing of the LORD that makes rich, and He adds no sorrow to it." Proverbs 10:22. If it is going to add more burden to your life, then it's probably not a God thing.  Avoid it like the plague! Be obedient! God's timing is perfect timing.  It is moments like this that we must step out in faith in recognizing our source.  Even though it may stink now, what God has for you up the road will smell so much sweeter. :)