RELOCATING
We moved. After nine months of offering our house for sale we have sold and relocated. God has done it all. We have so much to be thankful for. We are in a very comfortable home, Gail's mom is very happy with her room and we are emptying boxes and setting up.
The main reason for this blog is to commemorate what God has done to make all of this possible. We listed our home for sale during a down market. We were told by our real estate agent that only 9% of all the home buyers in our area would even look at our house. At times we were quite discouraged. Keeping our home staged for sale for the better part of a year isn't easy. We prayed our way through a lot of disappointment and uncertainty.
After several months of being listed for sale and with no prospects in sight, I awoke one day with the clear message that we should start looking for a new home to move to. We began to look dil ligently. The process of elimination helped us to know where we wanted to relocate to as well as giving us the satisfaction of knowing that we had researched all of the available areas and price ranges and were satisfied with the choices that were left.
Now we were ready for our home to sell. We live on the principle of "we do our part and the Lord does His." We prayed for a buyer and we said that we would accept the buyers offer. An offer came. It was quite low. At the time that the offer came in I was traveling with my brother in law and his son. They knew all the details of our promise to the Lord and were listening to my end of the phone conversation when I got the news of the offer. I didn't like such a low offer. I wanted to change my promise to the Lord. As I struggled quietly I realized that greed had set in. I explained everything to my brother in law and his son. I asked for them to pray for me. It was great. After the prayer,l called back, accepted the offer and I was free to continue the joy of our travels together as well as knowing that my promise was good.
The very next day the offer was rescinded. We were back on the market. Several weeks passed and another offer came in. This time it was for more money. We accepted again. This time it was a go and the rest is history.
God is so good. His timing is perfect. He disciplines us for our good just like we discipline our children. We have learned another step in the surrendering process. I hate the lessons but I love the results.
We moved. After nine months of offering our house for sale we have sold and relocated. God has done it all. We have so much to be thankful for. We are in a very comfortable home, Gail's mom is very happy with her room and we are emptying boxes and setting up.
The main reason for this blog is to commemorate what God has done to make all of this possible. We listed our home for sale during a down market. We were told by our real estate agent that only 9% of all the home buyers in our area would even look at our house. At times we were quite discouraged. Keeping our home staged for sale for the better part of a year isn't easy. We prayed our way through a lot of disappointment and uncertainty.
After several months of being listed for sale and with no prospects in sight, I awoke one day with the clear message that we should start looking for a new home to move to. We began to look dil ligently. The process of elimination helped us to know where we wanted to relocate to as well as giving us the satisfaction of knowing that we had researched all of the available areas and price ranges and were satisfied with the choices that were left.
Now we were ready for our home to sell. We live on the principle of "we do our part and the Lord does His." We prayed for a buyer and we said that we would accept the buyers offer. An offer came. It was quite low. At the time that the offer came in I was traveling with my brother in law and his son. They knew all the details of our promise to the Lord and were listening to my end of the phone conversation when I got the news of the offer. I didn't like such a low offer. I wanted to change my promise to the Lord. As I struggled quietly I realized that greed had set in. I explained everything to my brother in law and his son. I asked for them to pray for me. It was great. After the prayer,l called back, accepted the offer and I was free to continue the joy of our travels together as well as knowing that my promise was good.
The very next day the offer was rescinded. We were back on the market. Several weeks passed and another offer came in. This time it was for more money. We accepted again. This time it was a go and the rest is history.
God is so good. His timing is perfect. He disciplines us for our good just like we discipline our children. We have learned another step in the surrendering process. I hate the lessons but I love the results.
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