We Gave God The Options.... Now We Wait

**thedutchman** · #1 05-05-2008

Hi guys... as you may know, we recently sold our house and are moving to renting for a while (5-8 years by our plan).

Anyways, we are now down to 2 places that we've applied for.

One is the most spectacular house I could ever imagine we could get for our kids and us as a family. Everything about the house and neighbourhood is perfect, but the kids' friends are too far away to keep in contact. The kids are fine with that, because they like the house and area a lot too.

The other is a townhouse very similar to the one we're in now, just down the street a bit. Kids would have same friends, same school etc... The kids like this idea too.

Trick is, the house we like much more had an open house on the weekend, and we're one family of up to 10-15 that applied for it. The townhouse down the street is basically ours... the superintendant isn't advertising it until our application goes through and we either accept it or reject it. All of this needs to come to a decision by Friday, when the owner of the house we really want, in another neighbourhood, said she would let us know if we have it by. If we don't get the house we want, we'll go with the house in this neighbourhood.

I feel we're in a great situation for God to make the choice.

We have a house that we all love, that I think would be great for our self-esteem as a family and our relaxation and general family life but it's not in this neighbourhood.

We also have a lock on a house that IS in our neighbourhood but we don't like as much.

As I see it, God gets to decide if the kids need to stay in this neighbourhood or not.

Trouble is, we all like the house out of our neighbourhood so much, we're setting ourselves up for a huge letdown in many ways. I am trying not to get expectations up too much, but I like this house so much it's hard.

We've done our work, God has the options laid out in front of Him, please pray that we'll be able to handle His decision.

Norm

**sharky67** · #2 05-05-2008

I believe you are approaching this in the correct most God-honouring way possible. I've got you covered in prayer brother.

Stand Alone · #3 05-05-2008

Just prayed for y'all.

I know God will choose what's best for your family.

**warrior** · #4 05-05-2008

God knows where he wants you!

**thedutchman** · #5 05-05-2008

Thanks guys.

I think it's actually quite neat how things worked out.

We've been certain that the kids need to stay in this neighbourhood, and I've been worried that if we went out of the neighbourhood that it might be the wrong decision.

But it's played out that we have about the best option we could find IN this neighbourhood, and definitely the best house we're likely to find OUT of the neighbourhood.

Either way, I will know 100% that God wanted us to either stay in the neighbourhood or leave it for a much nicer place. There will be no wondering after the choice is made.

Norm

**sharky67** · #6 05-05-2008

Isn't that the best thing about being a Christian? Just knowing that no matter what, God will lead you where He wants you.

**thedutchman** · #7 05-07-2008

Well we didn't get the super-duper house outside of this neighbourhood.

But I'm fine with that. Karie and Lorren however, are not. They're thinking like women, all emotion and no logic or common-sense. There's no sense of "making the best from what you're given" and it irritates me to no end.

And the most annoying thing is, I KNOW they'll be fine and like the place once we're living there.

*sigh*

Norm

Stand Alone · #8 05-07-2008

maybe this will help you, Norm.

When my wife and I agreed to move into our current place (a trailer house owned by a friend of my wife's), we did a walk through. It was U-G-L-Y with the standard floral wall board, frilly curtains (old people lived here before), and a bad smell...like Ben-Gay.

My wife cried and said, "No". I convinced her to wait until we threw a couple of coats of paint on the walls and put our own stuff in there. She sniffled and finally agreed.

She isn't thrilled with it, but the price is right (no rent). She has learned to look at the positive. Just give them time, and point out the positive.

IMHO, you made the right decision.

**thedutchman** · #9 05-07-2008

Thanks, I am doing those things, but it's like they're deliberately trying to NOT see any positives, and in fact are clutching at straws to make negatives out of things.....

I know it will pass... that's the annoying part. Three months from now I'll get the "I'm sorry..." speech.

Norm

**sharky67** · #10 05-08-2008

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Originally Posted by thedutchman

Well we didn't get the super-duper house outside of this neighbourhood.

But I'm fine with that. Karie and Lorren however, are not. They're thinking like women, all emotion and no logic or common-sense. There's no sense of "making the best from what you're given" and it irritates me to no end.

And the most annoying thing is, I KNOW they'll be fine and like the place once we're living there.

*sigh*

Norm

Let them vent. They'll get over it. God HAS provided brother.