If not for God I would be wandering hopelessly in a sea of confusion for my entire life.
If not for God I would have no purpose.
If not for God I would be desperately alone in this world.
All of these things spell our lives should we choose to live without God and the free gift of his son, Jesus: confusion, purposeless, desperation.
The last six months of our lives (Don and I) have seemed like a lot of wandering around the desert like the Israelites. No home...no bed of our own..no possessions...
We finally moved back into our home the 12th of April, paid the rent, and had the rent promptly returned by certified mail with threats of eviction, lawsuits, assaults on our characters...the list goes on and on. So finally, the day before our landlords expected us to be out they called trying to "cut a deal". At this point, we were tired...there was no way we were going to cut a deal when we had done nothing wrong. Sometimes we just have to stand up for what's right, for our principles and hope we are not haughty or proud along with it. We had been homeless for 5 months, lost pretty much everything we had in the house, had to get new clothes, all our papers were destroyed. We were done! And they said, "Really? You're going to call it quits over $500?"
No....not $500. (I'm not really sure what that meant anyway.) The repairs were in excess of $22,000.) It was the threats, lack of trust, character assassination, screaming, yelling, calls all day and all night. We were done! This house had been my dream home, but it was not to be. The Lord allowed us to be in it for a time. Now that time is over. And, though this is painful, to stay there would be more painful. I get physically ill every time we come home from work, church, etc.
After many calls and internet searches we telephoned Steve Rochek, who pointed us in the right direction. The church helped us immensely as well. Today, we were approved for a condo in Woodland Park just across the street from Walgreens and we will be moving what little we have left into it. It's beautiful. It feels like home! And most importantly, the owner is a GOOD man!
So what was the lesson here: if not for God, Don and I would probably have gone over the deep end the last few months. Our businesses have suffered severely because of our inability to give it 100%. Payroll is a task every single time. After much prayer and discussion I have taken a job with Weight Watchers as a Leader. That, in itself, is a tremendous ministry.
If not for God: we would be on the street. He strategically sent the right people to us time and time again. Neither too late nor too early! HIS people! People who love the Lord.
My prayer for our landlords is that they see Jesus in us. They don't know the Lord. One is a rocker from WAY back and the other sells marijuana for a living. We found this out while researching our options and what to do. At this point, their only goal seems to be to destroy us. Our only goal is to magnify the Lord. Hopefully, God will open a tiny part of their eyes to his truth in all this!
In not for God: I wouldn't even be able to face another day!
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the Lord. "Plans to prosper and not harm you, plans for hope and a future". Jeremiah 29:11
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