Faith To Live By

I was so convinced that the Lord wanted to give me an addition to my house, and so convinced that He had not given me a budget, that I started building an addition, without regard to cost, pretty much exactly the way I wanted it. I had become so convinced, in fact, that regardless of how I felt, I couldn’t change my course of action. A week ago my building fund was empty, but I was still so convinced that I continued making progress.

Now, I must admit to you that on Monday morning, the very thought of making a phone call to discuss the layout of the bathroom vanity made me teary-eyed. That’s how scared I was. Monday afternoon I got a phone call, and in the course of conversation was told, "There is more where that came from." A simple phrase, but it settled all the way inside of me, and it brought the real-deal-faith. While I felt a bit like a fraud discussing stone with the mason on Monday evening (knowing I didn’t presently have money to pay for it) I knew that sooner or later, I would.

Tuesday I did.

Wow. Like, big wow. Did the Lord ever answer in a hurry, even if I did live several lifetimes in one weekend. Once again confirming His original intention to give me this addition, once again confirming the lack of a budget, and clearly confirming what He had shown me just a few days previously.

Once again proving that money isn’t everything, by any means.

You see, several weeks ago, the Lord had let me know that He wanted a certain contractor to do a certain part of the work. That was fine by me, but I knew that contractor was so disinclined to do the work that I fell immediately into a state of anxiety, wondering how long the project would be delayed. A couple days ago I asked that contractor to take on that part of the project, and received the answer I’d pretty much expected: no. Temporary depression ensued, resolved in a long conversation with the Lord.

Frankly, it doesn’t much matter to me who does that work. At this point, my own opinion is, let me find a contractor to do it (there are only several hundred in the area to choose from) and let’s just get it done. Let’s GET IT DONE. That’s my opinion. But God is footing the bill for this project, and He’s given me free rein with most of it, so I’m not going to fuss if He makes a stipulation like this.

But He’s not being whimsical. What is at stake is not an addition; it’s the complete transformation of a life, which will have a snowball effect on hundreds and thousands and millions of people.

Once again, I’m convinced. I’m so convinced that I’m willing to hold up the entire project, if necessary, so that the Lord can do His thing.

That’s faith to live by.

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