No Doubts

This week began with hoping and praying that the cost of repairs for the truck would not be diabolical. I felt confident that whatever amount quoted would be less than the loss we'd take on a trade in, so I was prepared for something in the thousands. What I was not prepared to hear from Twisted Diesel in Chesapeake VA (recognition to them for being honest, courteous, and prompt) was them telling us that our truck was just fine...actually, it was running great and was in excellent condition to use their words.

The only "issue" found could be remedied with the use of a tuner that they suggested Kay could do himself as it's not too complex. They gave him some tips and sent us on our happy way. Oh, and the price of the tuner is around $350. Praise God. They also told us about an aftermarket kit (that we knew we would need to get if we kept the truck long term) was already on the truck! Yeah, don't know why we didn't know that, but we didn't. Now we do, and it's great news.

To think, we were ready to buy or rent another house so we could save up and sell/trade in our 5th wheel combo because we just did not "trust" the truck. Yet, who were we really not trusting? But He has called us according to His will and He closed those doors which would have taken us on another path. The door closed on the condo on which we were under contract to purchase as well as the other numerous houses we attempted to rent.

At the time, we would just complain and throw our hands up. We momentarily held negative opinions about the the people that would give poor directions and then leave their phone in the car or the strange property management company that made us of set up a viewing a week in advance only to have that appointment cancelled because we did not call an hour ahead of time to confirm (again) or the house that sat vacant for months only to have its lease signed the DAY BEFORE we want it! The very first house we looked at for rent (great neighborhood, cheap, and directly across the street from our church) was all ours, but I just did not get a good feeling about it, so we decided to wait, and someone else got it. There were more with similar odd results. We would question and wonder what God really wanted us to do. Yet, we weren't listening to his voice. We were using our own reasoning and earthly understanding to make logical, practical, beneficial-in-the-future decisions as to what would be best for us. Thankfully, that did not get us far.

Finally, we submitted and said, "Ok, Lord, what would you have us do now?" Then, we listened and waited. As I wrote in my last post, he simply said, "Get the truck fixed."

Now we know, without any doubt, that we were meant for THIS adventure at THIS time. And that, my friends, is a good feeling.

"But Samuel replied, "What is more pleasing to the LORD: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Obedience is far better than sacrifice. Listening to him is much better than offering the fat of rams."

1 Samuel 15:22