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May 24, 2021

 

Habakkuk 2:3 “The vision is yet for the appointed time; It hastens toward the goal and it will not fail. Though it tarries, wait for it; For it will certainly come. It will not delay.”

 

This verse in Habakkuk is one that God blessed me with several months into this season. Several times I would cling to this verse as a reminder that all things are set in motion in God’s appointed time. As Pastor Michael Todd once said, “Where God guides, God provides.” We just have to remember that occurs in the appointed time; not a second before, not a second after.

 

I don’t know about you but sometimes, probably often, even when God has clearly spoken and affirmed and reaffirmed; I still find myself asking for reassurance. This time though, God was moving in such a way as to leave no room for doubt and in fact had us daily standing, mouth agape, in awe and reverence. In obedience we had prepared to put our home of 20 years on the market. A photographer had already come out and we were ready to list. Our selling agent, Whitney, was preparing to go live with the listing and sent out an email letting folks know that our home would hit the market the following day. That night she called to say that God had done what only God could do; yep, another OG moment was occurring. We had an offer on our home before we even listed, and that offer was over what we were asking with all fees being paid by the buyer. She was going to send it our way in the morning and so we prayed.

 

For many years our home had been a haven and place of peace for family, friends, and young folks. We knew that God had blessed us in more ways than we could count throughout the years, and we had but one request of Him. We asked that He assure us that the buyer was a family that He had chosen. We began to pray for Him to continue to bless whoever came behind us. Lee specifically said, “I hope it is a young family who needs a nice place that is affordable for them and that they plan to put down roots; you know, like it was for us.” The offer arrived the next morning and it came with a letter from the prospective buyer. I got about four lines in when tears began streaming down my face.

 

The letter was from a young couple who stated that when they drove by our home they felt an immediate sense of “warmth and family” and, believing that “God has a role in all of our journeys”, knew that our home was a place where they could “put down roots and begin making memories for years to come.” And just to show out a little more, the name of their son was one letter short of my grandson’s name. Oh, those OG moments. I mean, seriously, God does not owe us any of that. He does not have to so loving lead, guide, and affirm. He has every right to merely command our obedience and yet He doesn’t. In fact, He takes on the work, he does everything while we stand in awe receiving blessing so deep in our spirit that it takes our breathe away. Don’t get me wrong, I believe we must be obedient. I believe that we can quench the Spirit and the work that He wants to do through us when we choose not to walk in the way, but what I am saying is that what He really requires of us is the trust and faith in Him to simply say we will and mean it; to take the step.

 

When God says He will, He does. When He asks you to commit to the work and you step in faith; He does the heavy lifting. Don’t misunderstand me, I’m not saying walking in faith is all sunshine, rainbows, and unicorns; it most definitely is not. In fact, it is warfare. It is intense. It can be heart wrenching at moments, but as a Christ follower we either believe what we say we believe about God or we don’t. Let me assure you of this, He is the God who raised the dead to life, parted the red sea, healed the leper/blind/woman with the disorder of blood, etc. etc. etc., and whether folks recognize it or not; He is still raising the dead to life.

I can’t help but wonder how much or how little we see of that is directly based on how much or how little we live by faith.

 

Now here we are, waiting for the answer to our current question; “Now what?”

 

~ Jen