• Dec. 16, 2007
Plans Can Change
What a wonderful surprise to read your Birthday notes to me! Wow, and thank you to my daughter for influence in the blogger world. I did have a nice birthday, even at 54! But, was more of a shock to my boat than turning 50. Getting older is only a state of mind, if only I could remember what I went for from room to room!
We know that the plans of the Lord don't always meet the criteria or format that we have written in our brains. Sometimes the things I write on paper end up being thrown away like an old grocery list. You know the ones that seems to be lost in the pocket of a purse or jacket? I seem to find them much later. But the one sure thing I have written down comes from the living word of God. That I am sure of.
So when we think we know we have a buyer for Hampton and the home we are looking at miles away from the high desert all look pretty good...then the truth comes next. The buyer ends up getting a triple bypass instead of a small town and the home by the ocean gets bought by someonelse, Well, things remain.
This probably doesn't make a lot of sense to you, without lots of info, but we are still in Hampton. Now, the owner decided that he needs $20,000.00 to sell it to us....or his wife will leave him. Strange I know. They have some problems. Thus, we have till the end of December to come up with that or I guess out we go. It will be an incredible loss to him to have this closed down to wait for a buyer. But I know the Lord will direct our steps. We are trying to get a loan in the mean time.
Waiting is so hard. Waiting for another grandchild to be born, waiting for Christmas, waiting for direction, or even snow on the ground. So I cling to the words in Psalm 16:3,"Roll your works upon the Lord and He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will so shall your plans be established and succeed." It feels like holding an apple in your hand and expecting it to become a tree. You just gotta get your hands dirty and bury the thing. Water it in prayer and walk and wait. I wonder how many apple trees are in an apple? How many apples will that produce? Only God knows it all.
I am sure you have had unexpected changes come into your life that you have to adjust to. This summer Katie, our daughter in law, had to quite waitressing because she miscarried one of the babies. I took her place on top of the other positions I was in. But she was supposed to 'rest'. How do you do that with four children?! Plus... schooling two of them. Some of you understand I am sure!
The really big question is will I trust Him? Will I rest in Him? Instead of rolling around in my sleep and not resting I want to be knowing Jesus as my Wonder Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father and Prince of Peace. That is what I want for Christmas! How about you? I do pray that you are blessed in a sweet way by the One who Knows it all. That you feel carried in His strong arms this next year. That you would find He gives a wise and understanding heart. God bless you and thank you again for your sweet notes for my birthday, I really needed that. Love, momgram
