rise and shine and give God the glory, glory

in my mind.........i'm always praising God. thanking him for every blessing, big & small, every challenge, easy & difficult, & every answer to prayer.

with my mouth.........not nearly so much.

how sad is that? i know a lot of people. i have a big family. i have a big mouth. God works mightily in my life every day. you all need to be hearing it from my mouth cuz i know you can't read my mind.

you need to know this -

i believe in God's perfect timing. He has been telling me for 20 yrs. to "wait" for Him, to not go ahead of Him, but to wait for His perfect timing. Everytime I listen, & wait, He comes up with something so much better than i could ever imagine.
when i go ahead on my own, without His blessing, it's gonna be second best, at best, maybe even worse.

listen to what is happening right now in my life -
we originally wanted to sell my "little house" in beechwold 2 yrs. ago. obstacles stood in the way. i could have pushed & pushed those obstacles out of the way, but i tried very hard to listen to God. He wanted me to wait & to extend grace where & when needed. that's hard for a pushy, bossy me. i waited (though i did complain, at times) shelly worked on the house as time & health & other commitments permitted. (he's good at waiting, by the way) "my" deadlines for getting the house listed kept going the wayside. i guess i wasn't supposed to be setting any. guess i wasn't listening close enough.

fast forward to this month. me, myself & i really wanted to get the house listed on monday, the 11th. molly, the realtor was due at the house at 11 am. but it was still in need of a good cleaning & some more paint touchups. so i called her & said we'll have to postpone it. she said she was going on a cruise next week. looked like we'd have to wait 2 more weeks or we could do the listing with her partner while she was away. okay, we'll wait 2 more weeks.

the very next morning, tuesday, molly - she called me. her partner had a young man who had made an offer on a house in clintonville, but for some strange reason, the sellers had never gotten back to him on the offer. so, he wanted to show him my house.

wednesday morning, i signed the paperwork to list it.

wednesday at noon, he saw the house & made an offer. for.the.full.price!

thursday, today, completed deal. waiting (patiently) for inspection. guess we better get it finished, huh?

we might close before molly gets back from her cruise!
{update at 6:33 p.m. - house is officially in contract, inspection scheduled for next thursday & closing to be no later than 6/9 & could be sooner!}

you would have to be blind to not see God's hand was in this. i thank Him & praise Him for who He is & for His patience with me. Thank you, Lord, for all you do in my life. Help me, Lord, to praise you more & more with my mouth (& words) so that others will know who you are & will desire to draw closer to you.

trust God, wait on the Lord. His ways are not our ways, but His timing is perfect.

Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:14

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not upon your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him, & He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope & a future. Jeremiah 29:11

how about you? what are you praising Him for today?

i challenge you to rise & shine & give God the glory, glory
children of the Lord

blessings -