“Disturb us, Lord, to dare more boldly; to venture on wider seas, where storms will show your mastery; where losing sight of land, we shall find the stars.” Author Unknown
I feel His disturbance, and trust His mastery. In losing sight of land, I shall find the moon and the stars!
The nation labels it an economic crisis. Many call it a recession, some say we’re on the edge of another depression. I say, God is good. The house is still on the market…the price has been lowered multiple times…and still no nibbles. It feels like it can’t go any lower…
Imagine a glass of water three quarters full with only one quarter of the glass left empty. Now picture the levels reversed…the glass is only a quarter full and is three quarters empty. The Lord is saying, “You want three quarter’s worth of security, and one quarter’s worth of my glory but I want to show you more of my glory than that!”
I’ve depended on the sale of the house to finance the future. I’d like a nice cushion, if you know what I mean!
Lowering the price again, this time more substantially, leaves plenty of room for God to reveal more of His glory through the absence of ‘security.’ The sale of the house alone would be miraculous at this point…foreclosures abound.
All I know is this…everything wants to feel scary and voices suggest that something has been missed (as though God’s not capable of making Himself heard, loud and clear). I will trust God at all costs and receive the good that He provides. I will know what I need to know when I need to know it. In the meantime, the flesh trembles…