We're Movin!!

After a couple months of wondering what God was doing, feeling out of sorts, trying to express to one another (Scott and I) our confusion and difficulty in fulfilling our roles in the present situation, we have answers! We've been praying for God's clear direction, and apparently I am still learning to follow Him one day at a time. I wish I could get it through my thick skull that I do not deserve, or have any right whatsoever, to know what my future holds. "Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth."~Proverbs 27:1. My responsibility is to, "Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths."~Proverbs 3:5-6.  I am still learning this every day, to fully trust in the Lord with all things, I am sure. I am not perfect, in fact I am far from it...but some day! "Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as he is."~I John 3:2. Way back in October (it seems so long ago), we were informed we had mold. I won't go into the dirty details, and I don't mean the disgusting infestation growing within the walls of our triplex, inches from Lucy's room, but I do mean the way our landlord tried to hide it from us among many other things. When I think of the fact that mold can affect babies in ways such as: mental retardation, susceptible to pneumonia for life, asthma, allergies, etc., I am reminded of God's wonderful care and love for our sweet baby Lucy and ourselves. She is senstive to smells and will not tolerate "bad air", even sawdust, now, but God was very merciful to us all! I also am continually reminding myself, "Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord."~Romans 12:9. I remind myself of another promise as well and actually have been so taken with this concept that I think of it often. "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father."~Romans 8:14-15. I am still in awe of the fact that I am a child of God, a daughter of the King, which makes me a princess. Just thinking about this in my own mind, in the Bible accounts of kings who reigned and even in today's terms with the Royal family in Britain; what happens to people who mess with the son or daughter of a king? They are punished. Anyway, Scott and I were given a "providential shove" and we took his father and stepmom up on their offer to move into their basement until we could get our own place. We had been humming and hawing over when to look into buying our own house, what would be the best time, praying and asking God for His leading and His timing because we're terrified of getting ahead of the Lord and trying to get our own way. We met with the bank and a realtor and were getting pretty excited. Our hopes were dashed when the bank changed their mind about how much they would approve us for in regards to a mortgage. We looked at a total of one house that was kind of a little closer to our price range and Scott was disgusted. I was joking with a friend about their house that they had on the market. It was now way above our price range, but I teased her saying it's too bad they are our friends and moving out of the country (so need the money), or we'd make them a low ball offer. It was all fun and games til someone lost an eye! Just kidding. :) The Lord did have other plans (like answering their prayer and ours in one shot!) and He has given us the desires of our heart! (Psalm 37:4; Matthew 6:33). We plan to take the first step on December 22, 2010! We plan to move into our friends house the day after they move out. We plan to rent their house until late spring or summer, maybe even fall, and we expect the Lord will be providing us with the mortgage we need after we get our taxes back in the spring, as well as the down payment. Once the government acknowledges our income, the bank said they should be able to do more for us. We know the Lord will provide for all our needs 'cause He owns all the cows!! :) He is leading and though sometimes it seems so difficult and we ask, "What are you doing in this situation, Lord? And what do You want us to do here?", we can rest assured that God has a plan and He does everything for His glory and our good. Praise the Lord Who is alive, I'm so happy I can have a real relationship with Him!! What wonderful blessings are bestowed upon those who make an effort to live for their Creator and Saviour! :)