Answered Prayers

Many of you may have read my post/blog(s) beginning on February 1, 2012 when I was laid-off from Sony after 12+ years.  I also believe I posted something about Cummins offering me a job on March 28^th which I feel is a miracle in and of itself given the economy and the many that have been out of work for years.

I said then that I felt God had answered a prayer regarding the lay-off, and even though there has been worry and concern, I believed God was going to lead me in the direction I should go if I had an open ear. It has felt like a long process since moving to Columbus, IN and renting a place month to month while our house was built.  At the same time I had concerns about finding a buyer for our house in Terre Haute.  I didn’t want it to sell too quickly because Merly would have needed a handicapped accessible place to live in the interim.  Also, I didn’t want to carry two mortgages at the same.

About a week to two before the closing date on the new home, it hit me that the financial responsibility was about to shift.  Sure it was fun to take pictures and watch the house get built from the ground up, but when it was nearing completion, a knot formed in my stomach.  At that time, I began to pray in a way I have never done.  I thought about how some of the men in the Old Testament actually negotiated with God about whether to destroy or not.  I began to pray by saying to God that it was time for Him to send a buyer to the house.  I told Him it was time. (Of course, He already knew that). But with each showing, I would tell God to put it in the hearts of the people to see something in the house that would lead to an offer.

As we neared the closing date in Columbus, IN I began to feel peace about it all. I knew God would show me the way to manage budgets to maintain two houses, and so I began to think about places to tighten the belt so to speak.

On Monday, September 24, 2012 I closed on our house in Columbus and was glad it went well.  The following day I worked from the rented home because I needed to start getting things prepared there to move to our new home.  For some reason, around 11:30AM I decided to check my personal email account, and in the emails I spotted one from my realtor in Terre Haute.  Purchase Agreement Attached was in the subject line.  I can’t tell you how excited and nervous I was.  I looked at the Purchase Agreement and my heart sunk; it would cost me some money to accept that offer; however, I was not about to give an immediate ‘No’.  I talked to my realtor that evening since we had unto 5PM the following day to respond.  She was shocked I was even considering it.  She told me that another agency would be showing the house that afternoon, and she recommended we wait for that outcome.  We did, but I made sure she understood that an offer would have to come in early in the day or I was going to move forward with the offer we had.  After all, I was simply trying to get out from under the mortgage, even at a cost.  (Yes, a limited cost).  On Wednesday it seemed like 3 years between 8AM and 11AM.  I had to know, so I called the realtor and asked if the 2^nd offer came in.  It did and was for asking price with no extras. I was stunned, but then I realized that God had His hand in it all.

Do Miracles happen?  You bet they do!  How many people can say they bought a new house while maintaining the mortgage on another house that was on the market AND then the following two days receive offers to purchase the house in Terre Haute?  I don’t know about you, but that was a Miracle of Perfect Timing.  Merly had a place to stay until the home in Columbus was complete, and the Terre Haute house went under contract within two days after closing on the home in Columbus.  Movers were already lined up to pack, load, and deliver furniture on October 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd. What timing!!  All I needed was God on my side, and He showed up with Perfect Timing.