Wherever He leads...

I am a house girl. I love houses. I love looking at houses, dreaming of houses, and drawing floor plans. I am the kid who would wander through the houses while they were being built in my neighborhood, dreaming of my own home one day. I am the girl who will forgo a Sunday nap to wander through the open houses on Sunday afternoon. But recently, houses have become like chocolate --too much of a good thing can make you sick. And maybe it is that I'm not partaking of the finest of houses, only that which I can afford. (Which isn't as much as I would like).

We are house hunting. It is a tedious process. We have fallen in love with one, only to lose it because the seller didn't disclose the $10,000 repairs that were needed. We then spent another 2 days looking. We found another that we loved -- maybe even more than the first -- put in an offer, only to go back and forth with no accepted offer. I'm tired of looking at houses. I'm ready to have a home. I ready to pack up my stuff and move to this new state and begin my new life.

I have spent a lot of 2009 waiting. I'm not a good wait-er. I never have been. I want the lines to move quickly. I want the traffic to part before me. I want to know the next step - NOW. God has a great sense of humor. And I guess he decided that it was my turn to learn about waiting. So, I cling to Psalm 37. It has become the psalm of waiting.

Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun. Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil ... Wait for the LORD and keep his way. He will exalt you to inherit the land. Psalm 37:3-7, 34

My "good friend" Oswald Chambers reminds me that God intends for us to "work where He sends us to wait." So, I will. I will go about God's business until He reveals to me a new place of business. I will trust Him to take care of the housing details. I will believe that He knows my wish list for houses -- just like He knew my wish list for churches. I will not be homeless. I just might not be in control, either.