God in His infinite wisdom...

...or "I told you so"!

No, I feel very sure that God would never actually say, "I told you so", but He certainly does have a way of reminding us of the conversations that we have had and the agreements that we have come to.

You see, for those of you that follow me on Facebook, you have seen that we purchased our future home - a beautiful, brand spanking new, 2012 travel trailer.  Or at least we had signed an agreement to purchase it.  It was going to take some financing - something that we had once agreed that we were not going to do.  But push had come to shove and time was running out...we had a rental lease that was coming to a close and I'm afraid that I may have been doing the pushing and the shoving.  I think that Danny, in an attempt to relieve some of my anxiety, was agreeing to more than he wanted to and I have to admit, I was feeling relieved.  But God, in His infinite wisdom, had a different plan for us...

A few days after signing the purchase agreement, we got 'the call'.  We had been turned down for financing.  I'll have to admit, I'm not surprised.  The fall in the economy had forced us into bankruptcy.  And so we went back to the drawing board (AKA craigslist) and started searching again... and there it was!  We had spent countless days searching craigslist prior to our 'almost purchase' and found a few things that might meet our needs.  We had called on one once...it sold before we even had a chance to see it.  We really had not had much luck.  But NOW, there it was.  The same day we got 'the call'...there it was!!!  The listing didn't have a phone number so I had to send the 'reply email'.  I wasn't holding my breath.  Many times listings like this turn out to be scams.  (Yes, I had contacted one once before that told me to 'just send the check and everything would be taken care of."  WHAT?)  And so I waited.  And then I sent another reply.  And waited...(OK, maybe it was only 24 hours and it was a weekend.  But remember, I was anxious.)  Then the owner called and Danny set up a time to go look at it and guess what????  It was perfect!  One week after we had signed the original purchase papers and for LESS than we had put down, we were pulling our future home back to our dwelling place (OK, our home!  But it seemed redundant and it really doesn't feel like home anymore.)

So WHAT am I doing these days?  Panicking...a little.  But I rest in the assurance that my God is GREAT and he will provide...if we just wait on His perfect timing and trust.  

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.  Proverbs 3:5

I have to admit, I have a huge smile on my face right now.  How many times have I repeated that verse over the last, oh, six months???  "Trust in the Lord..."

So, as I work hard to sell all of our worldly possessions in two weeks, I will trust and I will sing praises to my Lord and Savior.