Just gonna put this out there....

I just want to publicly confess that I have NO IDEA HOW our God is going to provide for us this time, but I believe He will. I will not doubt that. 

We have a book we have named "Jehovah Jirah" in which we write down every way that God has provided for us. We have been jotting things in that book for ten years now. So much so that now we no longer write just the provisions, we also write out our needs, trusting and believing that we will be able to come back and mark how that need was filled.

And EVERY time, E-V-E-R-Y time, He provides. 

One time it was through a bank merger.

One time it was through damaged furniture with a cross-country move.

One time it was through escrow from an old home, not needed for a new one.

One time it was through a fall, down some stairs.

One time it was through a buyer of our house losing his job & the closing falling through.

Many times it was opening our hearts.

Many times it has been being placed on someone else's heart.

Romans 8:15 tells us that (in Jesus) we didn't receive a spirit of fear, but a spirit by which we can boldly come before the God of heaven and throw our fears at Him, believing that He is good and He cares about our needs.

When God does what only He can do, it changes what we see and what we seek. His spirit changes everything. 

Many of you know that after two cross-country moves, we have been able to purchase a home. We bought the home for an amazing price, in a great neighborhood. What we did not envision was all of the necessary updates this house would need immediately. We knew it would be a fixer-upper (shiplap!), but not to the extent of cost, on the forefront, that it has been proven to be.

I have told on the previous owners to Jesus a lot. True story. I complain to Jesus about the lack of care that these people didn't take. But I would be lying if I didn't also say, each time I do Jesus reminds me of His presence and the gift this house is. And the biggest reminder that He gives me is that a house is not my joy; He is. Money is the bank is not our security; He is.

Today we had scheduled electrical work to be done. What we didn't schedule was the power company telling us that we have to change the whole meter box, and all the electrical that goes along with that.

So, I'll say it again. I have NO IDEA HOW our God is going to provide for this new issue, but He will. And I'll let y'all know when it happens.