Closing Day

Today was the closing date for our house. My husband and I had been looking for a house to buy for quite some time. I was on the verge of giving up hope on finding the right house and about to ask our landlord for another year’s lease. We were preparing to head out of town when I got an email about a new listing. I loved it immediately. I called my friend and told her to meet me there in 20 minutes so that we could look at it.

We made an offer and hit the road. For the next 7 hours we waited for a phone call. I had just begun to tell Jamin that we probably wouldn’t get it. As I was explaining this to him, my phone finally rang. “Congratulations! You just bought a house!” she said. All at once I was filled with joy and anxiety and fear and everything else that goes along with spending that amount of money.

It’s normal I told myself, this feeling of unease. I tried to ignore it and focus only on the excitement of buying a home. We rushed back to return in time for the inspection. Once that was completed, the feeling of worry only increased. Did we rush this? I’m not sure this is what God has for us. Some around me tried to put those thoughts to rest, but I couldn’t.

I remembered how a few weeks ago at a Bible study that we had studied about how specific God was for His people. I thought I’ll be specific with God then. I laid in my room by myself and began to pray. “God, I come before you as your beloved. I don’t want to do anything without your blessing, so I ask you to be specific through the authority granted to me as Your bride.” I asked Him to have them refuse to do any of the repairs we requested. I didn’t merely want them to negotiate one or two. I wanted them to say “no”.

A few hours later I got a text from my friend. She forwarded me the exact response from the sellers. They said that the house was an “as is” deal and they will not do any repairs and would only lower the cost by $1,000. Can I just stop here for a second and tell you how incredible that is? Even now as I type it I’m still amazed by God!!

There were no negotiations. God answered me exactly as I had asked. We happily and confidently walked away knowing we were in God’s perfect plan. Two days later we received another phone call. The sellers had decided to go ahead and do a few of the repairs and wanted to know if we were still interested. I laughed knowing the enemy was trying to tempt me.

So, I ask you, what do you need from God today? Have you asked Him for specifics? Claim the authority that has been given to you as His bride. He longs to show you that you are indeed His beloved. He will answer you and the joy you receive from knowing He hears you is overwhelming. Today is my closing day. I’ve closed on the lie that He doesn’t hear me. I’ve closed on the lie that some matters are too small for Him. Let today be your closing day.