The Big House

Its a Sunday afternoon and I just woke up from a nap in my friend and mentor's "Big House." You see, our air conditioning unit went out last week, and then we had a hurricane warning for our area, so our friend was nice enough to allow us to stay in her home that she has mostly packed up and moved from for a few days until we were able to get things settled at our home.

Now back to when I woke up, as I awoke I began to think...I began to think about how grateful I was that she had allowed and trusted us to stay in her home, then I begin to think about all of the things that I know and have studied over the last few years. I began to think about the power of the spoken word, the power of faith, and the power of belief! And I thought, What a wonderful opportunity we have, we have been looking for a new home, a bigger home for our growing family and here we are in a home very close to what we have been looking for! I must confess, the last couple of weeks, my hopes of moving into our new "Big House" had fallen short. But today, today I woke up and said, this home is not our home, but we are here, no, its not exactly what I would want but its a lot closer to what I want than the home we currently live in. So let me take this opportunity while I'm here and soak in the luxury of this home and believe that something like this will be mine soon! Maybe that's why we were given this opportunity!

A couple of weeks ago my husband and I went to look at a house, and unfortunately had a bad experience. The realtor who spoke with us was very nice, but when I told her what I thought the amount was of a loan that we had currently been pre-approved for, she basically told me (in a very nice way) that I shouldn't look at the house and get my hopes up because she didn't have anything in that loan amount and once I look at this home, every other home will disappoint me. I mean, she reiterated this multiple times in our conversation. I left in tears. She did feel bad and say that she would take me to tour the home if I still wanted to, but why would I want to when you just made me feel like this home was to good for my family and I? My husband tried to reassure me that this meant nothing, and that we would simply look elsewhere and/or come back to see her in a couple months with a higher pre-approved loan amount! But I never wanted to see that lady again!

Although I left discouraged, I still had high hopes because after all, I knew that she didn't have the last say! But then, over the next couple weeks, one thing after another began to happen, and my hope began to slowly fade. Until I awoke from that nap today! Amazing what a nap will do huh? I began to count my blessings, I had tried to do that a couple nights prior, but my mind kept taking me to that negative place. But today, I didn't allow my mind to go there, I realized how blessed I truly am, and I reaffirmed who I serve, and I know that He is limitless, and will give me the desires of my heart. So I took that feeling, and I decided to share my story in hopes that it would inspire someone else, and I decided not to let someone else, or what my circumstances may look like to decide what is possible for me!

Oh! and as it turned out, My husband went through our paperwork and found that loan letter with the pre-approval, and the amount was a lot higher than what I remembered! I told her I did not remember the exact number and that I thought it was $$$ and something, she took my "and something" erased it and decided based on what ever she based her judgments on about us that it must be on the low end. This is why you shouldn't base your beliefs on what someone else says, even if they are supposedly the professional!

So dare to believe, even if it seems impossible! No, we haven't physically found our "Big House" yet, but I believe we already own it, because all things are possible with God!