At the beginning of this month, I journaled this:

“So the wall was completed on the 25^th of Elul, in fifty two days. When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and lost their self-confidence, because they realized that this work had been done with the help of our God.” ~ Nehemiah 6:15-16

God, when my dreams have been accomplished, I pray that men would
know it has been with the help of our God. Lord, help me to be patient enough to wait for you. Help me to allow you to work. I want your Glory and Renown.

I can look through my journal from the past years and find many time of surrender like this. Most of you know that throughout this year I have been asking God to provide a house on campus. I have dreams for this house that it will be a home for college students. They will be able to come there throughout the day when they need to rest or when they need a break. If you know me well, you know that this ride has been filled with many up and downs. I have found places and things have not worked out on several occasions. I have been discouraged, frustrated, and even mad. Every time, God has brought me back to his word and his truths. No matter how much I may have wanted certain houses to happen, I wanted more for God to be glorified and I wanted this to be his house.

Today, I write to you to say that God has provided a house…or a condo. He has flung open doors and I have simply followed him on this overwhelming task of purchasing a house. This Monday, the 4^th, I close on a house that I didn’t even know existed 3 weeks ago. I signed the final contract last week, while leading a project in New Orleans. Amazing, what technology will let you do these days.

As I was praying about whether or not to make an offer on this house, as overwhelming as it is to commit to something that big, I told my mom, “I have more peace about buying this house than letting it sit there.” I have prayed about this for a year and have asked for God to provide and make it clear, and here sitting in front of me is a condo available, in a convenient location, for the right price, in good condition, and has the things I need. I laid out many fleece and asked God to make things clear if this was not his plan. Each step I took was so easy and I didn’t have to make anything happen.

I am overwhelmed with Thankfulness! I really can’t even believe all of this has come together so quickly; it was too easy! God is too Good! Without the year of struggle and wrestling, I would have missed some of the joy and peace that came with this house! So, Jesus, just like I said in my last blog, thank you for the weakness…but thank you too for the Good Gifts!