Believing for a Miracle from God was my only option

Part Two

By babs kincaid

“It is God who arms me with strength, and makes my way perfect” Psalm 18:32

            This photo is me plunging into the deep waters of the unknown for a dive into faith!

       “All hard work brings a profit,” Proverbs 14:23 I kept telling myself as I diligently prepared my condo ready for resale. I would go to work and then come home and work on my condo, trusting God to renew my strength! The intensive project required painting walls and deep cleaning everything, purging belongings, repairing and decluttering my condo. My anchor of hope in all my labor was trusting God! This scripture motivated me: “And whoever trusts in the Lord, happy is he.” Proverbs 16:20b According to Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance the Hebrew word trusts #H982 “be confident or sure, be bold (secure), put confidence, and (make to) hope.” According to Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance, the Hebrew word “happy” #H835 means “blessed.” I had to face reality, truly my plans were bold and required me to step out of my comfort zone! Check out the truth:  Jesus said “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.” John 15:5 That was my anchor of hope by remaining in a relationship with Christ and following Him in my venture, I would be productive and fruitful!

God armed me with strength with a winning team! Teamwork is what God used to make my condo dream makeover work! God provided an electrician who wishes to remain unanimous, Diana Phelps with God-given decorator/organization skills, and a resourceful realtor Ethel with God-given wisdom and unique skills, to help me succeed! Diana organized my closet and utility room and helped me to shop and decorate my condo with key design elements. Listen to God’s concept of working together: “Two are better than one because they have a good reward for their toil.” Ecclesiastics 4:9a Another verse shows the blessing of teamwork: “As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another,” 1 Peter 4:10 When you trust God to provide for your needs, be prepared to be exceedingly blessed by the best!

“I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see

the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.” Psalm 27:13

Taking a leap of faith is a decision and commitment with God navigating, but crossing the finish line is hundreds of individual steps. Picture a puzzle with 1000 pieces and you have just visualized my project to get my shabby chic condo ready for selling. One piece at a time seems caterpillar slow, but that is how faith works in real life! I feel like Nehemiah rebuilding the wall in Israel one brick at a time! Growing in faith is being stretched in trusting God to provide all the necessary ingredients for a successful outcome! “The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and … I praise him.” Psalm 28:7

“But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God, must believe that He is and that he is a rewarded to those who diligently seek Him.” Hebrews 11:6

My earnest prayer was that God would repair and set up my condo! I realized God’s help is crucial: “Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it;” Psalm 127:1a According to Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance the Hebrew word “build” #1129 means “to build literally and figuratively, begin to build, make, repair and set (up). Consider these verses: “He has made everything beautiful in its time.” Ecclesiastes 3:11a “Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will act.” Psalm 37:5 Crystal clear was my decision to turn over my house makeover to God!

With God’s help, I wanted potential buyers to see my home as a sanctuary to personalize as their own. When you lean on God  you have no idea what your incredible future will look like…

to be continued…