Is God Good or What!

Yesterday we went space hunting. No, not on myspace, although I have been trying to get Richard to go on myspace as a Ute Indian agent or an 1800's Ute Indian leader. Those were part of the subjects covered in his Masters thesis... unlike me, he finished his thesis, LOL. Or perhaps he could go on as an early president or some other historic figure. He has spent a lifetime studying history. Wouldn't that be fun! (Sorry, I wasn't a history buff. Made barely passing grades there)

But I wandered away from yesterday. We are renting our home and have enjoyed it very much. Our rent is low for what we get and I'm sure the owners could rent it for more. Nonetheless, we are paying more than we've ever paid for housing and it's a problem, to me especially.

My workmen's comp will be settled out within months and we'll need to make some fiscal changes and plans once we know what the numbers are. We've been praying to lower costs.

We considered buying a house here in Galt. Ten minutes on realtor.com convinced us that was a pipe dream. How does anyone afford to live here? But sadly, that's the rule all over the state. We could go back to Alabama and live for less than half the housing costs here. But God has us here for now. We like it here and want to stay if it's His will.

So, we began to look at temporary housing from which to wait out the Workmen's comp situation and as an affordable base of operations from which to make choices after our numbers are determined. The first day we looked a mobile homes, we found two single-wides that would trim our costs by over $600 a month. We will be making an offer on one of them today after taking one more look at each...

Is God good or what!

Now, here's the big thing. When we moved from Alabama, we gave away nearly all we had: pool table, big screen TV, several couches, dining room set, hutches, everything, even our bed... but here we are now with a big houseful of furniture again...

Is God good, or what!

I hear of a special friend who needs some furnishings. Ours won't all fit in a single wide...

Is God good, or what!

A week ago, we were convinced we couldn't find cheaper rent, and knew we could not afford to buy a house here, even though we've always been homeowners and miss that. Now, He presents us with two options to lower expenses and own our own (His own) place again...

Is God good or what!

Don't you just love waking up to each new day and watching how God works all things together for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. See Romans 8:28

What if you don't know or love God? Well, that promise doesn't work for you, now does it? But this one does, and you may even know it by heart already:

John 3:16 For God so loved the world (that's you!) that He gave His only begotten Son (that's Jesus) that whosoever (you again, baby) believes on Him will not perish but have everlasting life.

Whao... and a whole lot more. Everlasting life is no big deal if it's joyless and dull... In fact it would be a definite drag! But with Jesus, you will be given the Holy Spirit and a relationship with the triune God (heavy stuff, man, but really simple) God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit (triune God) will teach you, lead you and set in motion a life as you never imagined it could be. You'll become a brand new born again person. God already LOVES you. That's why Jesus died... to set you free. But more on that another time.

For now, just have a quiet talk with Him. My first real (not some memorized thing) prayer went a bit like this: "God, if you are real, I might want to link up with you." How's that for deep faith? NOT!!! But He took me and let me take my time seeking... And every time I looked for Him, He was there. One way or another, He was always there.

He is soooo COOL!