I am a planner. Hardly anything I do in life is done without careful consideration of all possible outcomes, good or bad. I even plan when I’m going to make lists for things that need to be done… It may or may not be a character flaw. But hey, at least I’m prepared!
That being said, buying a house was not planned. It especially was not planned to happen in the time that it did. Then, once it was a part of the plan, the timing of the paperwork did not go according to that plan. Needless to say I was a big ball of hectic stress.
Yet, I listened.
When my boyfriend and I first decided that buying would make more sense long term than continuing to rent I thought it would be a failed attempt. I was wrong. I’m beyond glad that I was wrong. Had I not felt a peace that this was the right thing to do, I never would have agreed.
Praying is not the only answer to life’s problems. Listening is. I’m not religious, nor have I ever been, but I do believe in maintaining an important relationship with God. That relationship is precious to me and it involves work on my part consisting of praying and obeying. The process of buying a house was stressful and lengthy. There were times when I wanted to scream at everyone involved and give up. But, I continued because it was what I was told to do.
The timing ended up working out perfectly in order for us not to pay rent and a mortgage at the same time. The house we bought is not even 2 minutes away from both a fire station and a hospital, (which will help out tremendously in case anything were to happen with his grandmother). My family was able to help us move out the day before our lease was up. I was able to take off work in order to sign all of the closing paperwork. We were actually given money back when we finalized everything. We even got free pizza that night! Our car insurance, (that we rolled in with our home owner’s insurance) payment went down by about $350 a month. When we signed up for new internet offered in the area we moved to, we ended up saving close to $100 a month. All of that savings makes up for the extra we’re paying for our mortgage. We were able to set up an extended home warranty policy. The seller’s paid for a new roof, as well as all of the closing costs and we didn’t have a down payment.
None of this would have worked out half as well had we not prayed and listened. God really is awesome and will continue to prove his love for us. And all we have to do is listen.
I’d like to thank those closest to us who helped us out. We are both extremely grateful: My dad, who drove his truck and trailer back and forth all day in order to help us with the big furniture. My mom and sister who helped us finish packing and loading everything up. Jeff, who let us borrow a few dollies as well as gave us boxes and tape. Steve, who came over to help move some of the heavier furniture. And our neighbor, who just met us on move-in day, and lent a helping hand anyway. Seriously, thank you all.
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