Northern Uganda Women and Children Support Initiative, Inc. (NUWOCSI)

Who ever thought selling a house could be so exhausting!  I think I’ve done two weeks of work in one week but the house is looking good. Not perfect, but presentable!  I owe a big thank you to friends and family!

The house did have a showing this afternoon.  I’m not sure how that went but I worked like crazy yesterday preparing for it.  Before the Agent arrived today, I sat down and looked at my house.  How good it looked clean and clutter free.  I really like my house and over the years have put in a lot of “sweat equity”.  I thought I’d be more emotional than I am at the thought of giving it up but then again, what am I giving up.  I know that the property tax bills say I’m the owner, but as a Christian I know that it and all I have belongs to the Lord. If He says it’s time to give it up it’s because I know He has something better planned for me.

Instead of being emotional about selling the house I started to panic.  What happens if an Inspector comes in and finds something big and expensive that needs to be fixed.  I don’t anticipate anything like that but panic was settling in anyways.  Before the Agent arrived I took some time to pray and as I was praying the Apostle Peter walking on water came to mind.  In Matthew 14 it tells us that while a ship that Jesus’ disciples were in was being tossed by a storm with heavy winds Jesus went to them, walking on the sea.  At first the disciples didn’t recognise Jesus until He spoke.  Peter then asked if he could walk out to Him on the water.  Jesus said, “come” and Peter got out of the boat and started walking on the water.  But Peter must have allowed himself to become distracted by the winds and the waves and took his focus off of Jesus. When that happened he began to sink, yelling for Jesus to save him.  What was Jesus’ response as He reached out for Peter?  “O thou of little faith, why did you doubt?”

I know that as long as I stay focused on Jesus, he will make anything possible and I need to put aside my panic with selling my (God’s) house.  It’s time to get out of the boat!