Our new house has felt too good to be true. It's far more than we ever thought we could have, and was only made possible through the extreme generosity of my parents. In fact, it's so much more than we are used to that it felt wrong. Or that we didn't deserve it and it was all going to go horribly wrong at some point.
However, mrpastasmissus now has a job - watch out for the dreaded white van man! (although it might be a red or even a blue van, he's not sure yet.) He did some van driving for Samaritan's Purse one year, and really enjoyed it, so he's looking forward to being able to drive 2 inches off other people's back bumpers ;-)
In addition to this, we realised that we actually had more money available than we had expected. Then we got an email from friends in Romania. They are also having to move out of the manse, due to retirement. They had put down a deposit on a house, but needed to pay the balance by the end of the month, and were unable to do so due to a variety of reasons. Suddenly our extra money made sense.
Being able to pass on the blessing has somehow made our own new house seem more real to me.
Let It Go...
14 hours ago
25 years ago, we had quite a specific need, but told nobody [except God, whWho knew anyway] The next day, a letter came from an old friend, whom we'd not heard from since last year's Christmas card, with a cheque. They had sold their house at a profit, and felt lend to send us a tithe of that. It was the exact amount we needed.
ReplyDeleteThis is how things should be shared. I am glad you were able to share your blessings, and I know God will honour that.
Tell MrPM to please drive carefully - so glad he has a job!!
Blessings xx