Faith

Faith lies beneath our patience-Elizabeth George. A text message of scripture from Dustin today "For whatever is born of God overcomes the world and this is the victory that has overcome the world- our faith." 1 John 5:4 Words of encouragement and truth from our realtor yesterday: "He will make a way where there seems no way." The situation of renegotiating a longer renting period is a little more tumultuous than we thought. The owner of our home is very sick with cancer. Our realtor came yesterday with words of wisdom and warning: This man is out for himself. He is dying. He has a young child and bitter ex-wife that will seek to destroy what the Lord intends for good in the provision of this home for us. We are scheduled to close March 4th. We currently have no buyer for our home in Cushing. We need a buyer to close. I feel like this week is so expectant. Like a 39 week pregnant mother waiting for the birth of her child, we are waiting for the Lord to provide. Expectantly. We know that He will. We have faith that He will. This little story spoke to me today from my bible study. A quote from Harry Emerson Fosdick "The most extraordinary thing about the oyster is this: irritations get into his shell. He does not like them. But when he cannot get rid of them, he uses the irritation to do the loveliest thing an oyster ever has a chance to do---he makes a pearl. If there are irritations in our lives today, there is only one prescription: make a pearl. It may have to be a pearl of patience, but anyhow, make a pearl.  We are choosing to have faith today and perfecting our little pearls of patience because He alone is worthy.