A Wrecked Church!

[KeptByTheWord]

These are all wonderful stories of God's intervention in the midst of what we thought was a bad difficult situation. I'll just share one of mine, although I have many

Several years ago we had purchased a repossessed mobile home, and put it on our land. We had signed the papers with Palm Harbor and they had given us the green light to move in. They told us the information concerning our mortgage payment would be mailed to us. Shortly after we moved in, my husband's job dried up. About a month after we had moved in, I began to wonder how we were going to pay the mortgage payment that should now be due on this new home, and then realized, I had never received any paperwork concerning the payment!!

So I called Palm Harbor, and they said they were having problems getting the title, because the previous owners had divorced, and there were some probate issures.... so the title was tied up with the state, and they were still trying to get it released into our name, and until the title was released, we would not have to make a payment....

This just worried me even more, because I thought to myself... what if they don't get the title, will they kick us out of the home? When the title finally clears how much back pay are we going to have to pay?

Well, this went on for FIVE MONTHS! For five months we lived in our beautiful, new to us home without one SINGLE DIME paid for it.... and my husband's work still at a standstill!!!!

One day my husband got a call that work had picked up, and he worked that whole entire week (and his work continued on after that without a hitch!) The SAME DAY that his work picked up, I got a phone call from Palm Harbor saying they had finally gotten the title and that the first payment would not be due from us until the NEXT MONTH!!!!! And there was NO BACK PAY DUE! We lived for FREE in our beautiful new home for SIX months without paying a dime!!!!!

Now, I have told many people that story, but it still amazes me on the timing of it all. It seemed like such a bad thing when my husband's job just dried up, and we were so concerned about how we were going to make the mortgage, but long before we even knew to worry, God had the title tied up with the state and it was released the very same day my husband went back to work....

And this is the God who knows how many hairs are on our heads, and works out the most minute details of difficult situations far in advance of us ever being aware that we are going to need His help!

Thank you ILG for turning this long, sad thread into a way to glorify God, and give Him the glory for allowing us to go through difficult situations, in order that we might more clearly see His perfect timing, and attention to the smallest details of our lives!

[Sam]

Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord

These are all wonderful stories of God's intervention in the midst of what we thought was a bad difficult situation. I'll just share one of mine, although I have many

Several years ago we had purchased a repossessed mobile home, and put it on our land. We had signed the papers with Palm Harbor and they had given us the green light to move in. They told us the information concerning our mortgage payment would be mailed to us. Shortly after we moved in, my husband's job dried up. About a month after we had moved in, I began to wonder how we were going to pay the mortgage payment that should now be due on this new home, and then realized, I had never received any paperwork concerning the payment!!

So I called Palm Harbor, and they said they were having problems getting the title, because the previous owners had divorced, and there were some probate issures.... so the title was tied up with the state, and they were still trying to get it released into our name, and until the title was released, we would not have to make a payment....

This just worried me even more, because I thought to myself... what if they don't get the title, will they kick us out of the home? When the title finally clears how much back pay are we going to have to pay?

Well, this went on for FIVE MONTHS! For five months we lived in our beautiful, new to us home without one SINGLE DIME paid for it.... and my husband's work still at a standstill!!!!

One day my husband got a call that work had picked up, and he worked that whole entire week (and his work continued on after that without a hitch!) The SAME DAY that his work picked up, I got a phone call from Palm Harbor saying they had finally gotten the title and that the first payment would not be due from us until the NEXT MONTH!!!!! And there was NO BACK PAY DUE! We lived for FREE in our beautiful new home for SIX months without paying a dime!!!!!

Now, I have told many people that story, but it still amazes me on the timing of it all. It seemed like such a bad thing when my husband's job just dried up, and we were so concerned about how we were going to make the mortgage, but long before we even knew to worry, God had the title tied up with the state and it was released the very same day my husband went back to work....

And this is the God who knows how many hairs are on our heads, and works out the most minute details of difficult situations far in advance of us ever being aware that we are going to need His help!

Thank you ILG for turning this long, sad thread into a way to glorify God, and give Him the glory for allowing us to go through difficult situations, in order that we might more clearly see His perfect timing, and attention to the smallest details of our lives!

In Genesis chapter 22 Abraham said "God will provide Himself a lamb" and when God did provide the sacrifice, Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh (the Lord will see/provide). Our word provide means to make available, to furnish, to supply or equip, to arrange for or stipulate beforehand, to prepare or procure beforehand, to see ahead. It comes from pro (before or ahead) and videre (to see) and means that God sees our needs ahead of time and meets those needs at the proper time and with the proper timing. How many times have we looked back and seen how God was working so that the need was met on time?

[AreYouReady?]

Thank you KBTW for sharing your story.

I need the reminder that God cares for our every need.

[HeavenBound]

After reading these inspiring stories, I am once again refortified. When I woke this morning I felt a burden for someone, I prayed with tears running down my face asking God to please help us to do his will. I am totally convinced we are doing what He wants and that He will see us through.
Since everyone is sharing stories this is mine. I was a smoker for 46 years, my husband smoked also but quit about 16 years before I did. Of course like all who quit he nagged me to quit. Like all who don't I said I will when I'm ready. In March of 2009 I decided I was ready, got my Doctor to prescribe Chantix. I couldn't take it, for some reason it made me very sick. I tried the old fashioned way, just quit. lol, I didn't last 30 minutes. Did I mention I was a 3 pack a day smoker? So since I couldn't use a crutch, I didn't have any will power, I felt defeated and was smoking more than ever. This kept bearing on me, April 6, 2009 I woke around 4:00am , I went into our kitchen and lit my first cigarette of the day. I began thinking why is it I can go to Church and do without a cigarette for hours , but, feel the need for one as soon as I leave. I started praying that minute sitting there, I prayed strongly , then I went to my knees and prayed and ask forgiveness begging to be released from this addiction. I felt a warmth go through my entire body and knew I was free. I haven't touched a cigarette since and I've suffered no withdrawal, and no cravings. When God does something he does it right. Hallelujah!
Praise the Lord! Because, without him I would still be in bondage to my addiction. God is so good to me and I Believe He will see us through this newest Trial of Faith.

[ILG]

Originally Posted by CC1

While what happened did not solve my financial problems it let me know that God is faithful. That he knew my situation and while there was not going to be an easy out he was not going to let me starve. He was looking out for me.

Thanks for sharing CC1. Spirituality is an odd thing. Even though I know some people do actually starve, I still see God. Faith is an interesting thing.

[ILG]

Originally Posted by Sam

Three years ago we tore the wallpaper off the walls in our kitchen, had the walls prepared for painting, and then painted. We had to move a lot of stuff around and my wife developed a strong pain in her groin. She thought she may have pulled something while lifting, carrying, and moving stuff. When the pain persisted she went to her doctor. He thought it was something pulled and had x rays or something run and with pain medication the pain went away. After a few weeks the pain returned with a vengeance. Prayer did not take the pain away so she went to the hospital. There it was discovered that she had ovarian cancer and the cancer had burst. She had a complete hysterectomy plus her gall bladder was removed because it was infected and full of stones. The cancer was the size of a grapefruit or softball and was completely contained within the ovary. If God had answered our prayer to take the pain away as we prayed, that cancer would not have been discovered and removed. A little over 3 years later her blood tests indicate that she is cancer free.

Wow, that is so similar to my husband and the testicular cancer. He was out working with a post hole digger and suddenly felt a weird pain run through and he began to enlarge. Apparently cancer doesn't usually cause pain or act like that.

[ILG]

Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord

These are all wonderful stories of God's intervention in the midst of what we thought was a bad difficult situation. I'll just share one of mine, although I have many

Several years ago we had purchased a repossessed mobile home, and put it on our land. We had signed the papers with Palm Harbor and they had given us the green light to move in. They told us the information concerning our mortgage payment would be mailed to us. Shortly after we moved in, my husband's job dried up. About a month after we had moved in, I began to wonder how we were going to pay the mortgage payment that should now be due on this new home, and then realized, I had never received any paperwork concerning the payment!!

So I called Palm Harbor, and they said they were having problems getting the title, because the previous owners had divorced, and there were some probate issures.... so the title was tied up with the state, and they were still trying to get it released into our name, and until the title was released, we would not have to make a payment....

This just worried me even more, because I thought to myself... what if they don't get the title, will they kick us out of the home? When the title finally clears how much back pay are we going to have to pay?

Well, this went on for FIVE MONTHS! For five months we lived in our beautiful, new to us home without one SINGLE DIME paid for it.... and my husband's work still at a standstill!!!!

One day my husband got a call that work had picked up, and he worked that whole entire week (and his work continued on after that without a hitch!) The SAME DAY that his work picked up, I got a phone call from Palm Harbor saying they had finally gotten the title and that the first payment would not be due from us until the NEXT MONTH!!!!! And there was NO BACK PAY DUE! We lived for FREE in our beautiful new home for SIX months without paying a dime!!!!!

Now, I have told many people that story, but it still amazes me on the timing of it all. It seemed like such a bad thing when my husband's job just dried up, and we were so concerned about how we were going to make the mortgage, but long before we even knew to worry, God had the title tied up with the state and it was released the very same day my husband went back to work....

And this is the God who knows how many hairs are on our heads, and works out the most minute details of difficult situations far in advance of us ever being aware that we are going to need His help!

Thank you ILG for turning this long, sad thread into a way to glorify God, and give Him the glory for allowing us to go through difficult situations, in order that we might more clearly see His perfect timing, and attention to the smallest details of our lives!

Wow! If only all trials worked that smoothly!!

[ILG]

Originally Posted by Sam

In Genesis chapter 22 Abraham said "God will provide Himself a lamb" and when God did provide the sacrifice, Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh (the Lord will see/provide). Our word provide means to make available, to furnish, to supply or equip, to arrange for or stipulate beforehand, to prepare or procure beforehand, to see ahead. It comes from pro (before or ahead) and videre (to see) and means that God sees our needs ahead of time and meets those needs at the proper time and with the proper timing. How many times have we looked back and seen how God was working so that the need was met on time?

Or not. I think sometimes it feels like we are being killed. Actually some people are killed. I guess we have to ask ourselves if we are going to have faith no matter what. I have faith because the alternative is too grisly. It means we are out here completely without hope. I just don't believe that. I think largely God adjusts our minds to deal with situations. Although there is plenty of suffering too. So, I can't say I know or understand that.

[ILG]

Originally Posted by HeavenBound

After reading these inspiring stories, I am once again refortified. When I woke this morning I felt a burden for someone, I prayed with tears running down my face asking God to please help us to do his will. I am totally convinced we are doing what He wants and that He will see us through.
Since everyone is sharing stories this is mine. I was a smoker for 46 years, my husband smoked also but quit about 16 years before I did. Of course like all who quit he nagged me to quit. Like all who don't I said I will when I'm ready. In March of 2009 I decided I was ready, got my Doctor to prescribe Chantix. I couldn't take it, for some reason it made me very sick. I tried the old fashioned way, just quit. lol, I didn't last 30 minutes. Did I mention I was a 3 pack a day smoker? So since I couldn't use a crutch, I didn't have any will power, I felt defeated and was smoking more than ever. This kept bearing on me, April 6, 2009 I woke around 4:00am , I went into our kitchen and lit my first cigarette of the day. I began thinking why is it I can go to Church and do without a cigarette for hours , but, feel the need for one as soon as I leave. I started praying that minute sitting there, I prayed strongly , then I went to my knees and prayed and ask forgiveness begging to be released from this addiction. I felt a warmth go through my entire body and knew I was free. I haven't touched a cigarette since and I've suffered no withdrawal, and no cravings. When God does something he does it right. Hallelujah!
Praise the Lord! Because, without him I would still be in bondage to my addiction. God is so good to me and I Believe He will see us through this newest Trial of Faith.

That's great and awesome! You probably feel a lot better physically too, I'd imagine!

[AreYouReady?]

Originally Posted by HeavenBound

After reading these inspiring stories, I am once again refortified. When I woke this morning I felt a burden for someone, I prayed with tears running down my face asking God to please help us to do his will. I am totally convinced we are doing what He wants and that He will see us through.
Since everyone is sharing stories this is mine. I was a smoker for 46 years, my husband smoked also but quit about 16 years before I did. Of course like all who quit he nagged me to quit. Like all who don't I said I will when I'm ready. In March of 2009 I decided I was ready, got my Doctor to prescribe Chantix. I couldn't take it, for some reason it made me very sick. I tried the old fashioned way, just quit. lol, I didn't last 30 minutes. Did I mention I was a 3 pack a day smoker? So since I couldn't use a crutch, I didn't have any will power, I felt defeated and was smoking more than ever. This kept bearing on me, April 6, 2009 I woke around 4:00am , I went into our kitchen and lit my first cigarette of the day. I began thinking why is it I can go to Church and do without a cigarette for hours , but, feel the need for one as soon as I leave. I started praying that minute sitting there, I prayed strongly , then I went to my knees and prayed and ask forgiveness begging to be released from this addiction. I felt a warmth go through my entire body and knew I was free. I haven't touched a cigarette since and I've suffered no withdrawal, and no cravings. When God does something he does it right. Hallelujah!
Praise the Lord! Because, without him I would still be in bondage to my addiction. God is so good to me and I Believe He will see us through this newest Trial of Faith.

HeavenBound, your story reminds me of when I was a smoker. I started smoking when I was 15-years-old and by the time I was 23-years-old, I was a 2 1/2 pack a day of the 100s length cigarettes. I was in a severe situation/trial that took my appetite and all I wanted was to smoke cigarettes. It was this situation that caused me to seek a higher power to help me. I did not know what to do and the situation was beyond what humans could do to help me. I did not know God, but started to seek Him.

I had to have a medical physical in order to start vocational school and it was during that physical that I was shocked to find that my weight dropped down to 89 lbs. I was 5 feet 6 inches tall. I was so emaciated that every bone in my body jutted out and my distance perception was out of whack and I ran into doors and furniture with my hips. I hid that little piece of information because I needed to keep my seat in vocational classes.

While I had not yet started to attend any church, I was praying for God to guide me. I was also praying for him to help me quit the cigarettes because I could not walk from one end of the room to the other without being short of breath. I was only 23! The cigarettes were killing me. Like you, I tried to quit cold turkey several times and I did last about 8 hours each time, but by 9 pm I was so in withdrawals that I would drive to the store and buy a pack and smoke 1/2 dozen before I could calm down and go to sleep. I kept on asking God to help me. I would cough and cough and one night I coughed up something white about the size of a marble, spongy looking. I tossed it away.

The next morning, I woke up and felt a sharp pain in the left side of my chest, it spread into the middle and down my left arm. I thought...ok this is it...I am having a heart attack at the age of 23. I had someone take me to the hospital and it turned out to be nearly half of my lung collapsed. They put a tube in my chest to evacuate the air that leaked out around the lung. I was in the hospital for 7 days..until it my lung scarred over and sealed the leak.

When I got out I knew I had lost more weight, but since I had never been more than 8 waking hours without a cigarette before, I took that as my cue to quit. I had not picked up a cigarette since 1979.

While I like your healing better than mine, I am still thankful that I was able to quit. I took it as a blessing in disguise