Worship is…Part 4: God Provides

So far I’ve taken you through most of April and May. Another event that was happening in May was the knowledge that our landlord was raising the rent and that our house of three was to become a house of two. This meant a move.

In May, I had yet have a direction on a new job, so I had little idea on where I would be working or what kind of income I would be bringing in – two slightly important bits of information that should play into ones moving strategy.

My roommate Joanna, knew what she wanted to do for work for the coming school year, but had yet to be offered the position and so she too was in a little bit of a bind.

We found ourselves in, what Blackaby would call a ‘crisis of belief’.

If we believed that God was for us always, then we must also believe that he would lead us where he wanted us to go.

So we prayed. We reasoned. And we trusted.

We made a list of needs – reasonable price, two rooms, storage, etc – and, yes, a list of wants – bathtub, near the ocean, big kitchen, etc. J We took the lists to God and said, “Lord, we know that you can do all things, and we believe that You want to provide for your children. We’ll go wherever you lead, just point the way.”

Divinely ordained, we found a real estate agency in the neighborhood we were feeling compelled towards, who had a few English speaking employees who were more than helpful, but initially we were coming up with nothing promising.

So we went back to God and tried listening a little better. We were convinced on the location, and had determined a financial cap that we could afford. When we went back to looking again, we told our friends at the agency exactly what we were looking for. 

They told us we were crazy. 

They said we would never find what we were looking for in the price range we were asking.

And then one day...

One Saturday afternoon, we get a text from one the agents exclaiming “I’ve found your house!”

We were skeptical.

But then we saw pictures…

Wood floors

Gorgeous kitchen

Two bedrooms/baths

Window seats

Washer

Storage

…and we began to become convinced.

We agreed to meet her on Sunday after lunch to look at the place.

Upon entering we were both in awe. The place, though dirty from lack of inhabitants, was perfect. As we walked through and discovered it was in fact three bedrooms, not two. There were two balconies, not one. There was a view of the ocean from not one, but two window seats. And the amount of storage in the house was beyond what we could have anticipated. AND… it was in our budget!!

We looked at two other places that day, but our minds were made up. We knew that this was the place that God had given us.

We signed the next day and were moved in two weeks later – June 1.

The beginning of June was the beginning of a whole new adventure.  We prayed over and committed this place to the Lord’s use from the beginning. There has never been a question that God led us to this neighborhood, this apartment complex, this apartment for a specific purpose. It has allowed stranded travelers to have a place to sleep for the night. It has fed and entertained hungry tummies and souls. It has been place of refuge and solace. And even now, I anticipate it being so much more in coming seasons.

On a side note, we found out after the contract signing, that both our agent and our landlord are also believers. This is HUGE and yet another testimony for Abba’s faithfulness.

The area that we moved into is greatly influenced by Buddhists and many of the homes and shops have an idol boxed parked somewhere near the front room. 

1) Finding a place that did not have that kind of dark spiritual influence present, is a miracle.
2) Having the opportunity to shine the light of Christ here is an even greater honor.

Please be praying with us.