The past two years have been an incredible faith walk for me with finances. Starting over with a new mortgage, being single again, and back to full time status at work was a little overwhelming. Things seemed to be going very well until I received my mortgage update March 2008. The escrow account was in shortfall and the taxes were going up. Long story made short, my payments were going up $118 a month. Thoughts of refinancing came to mind and I knew in my heart that is was not the right time. I gave the whole situation to God, committed to stand firm in his word, work hard and as much as I needed, continued to serve the body of Christ through my time and tithe.
In Malachi 3:10 it is written: Bring the whole tithe into the store-house that there may be food in my house. Test me in this, says the LORD Almighty and see if I will not open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.
The Lord provided me with many ways. The Lord blessed me with more overtime hours than I could have ever imagined. He enabled me to pay my bills in a timely manner, bless others with some items that I was not using at my home, and enabled me to spend down time with friends from other areas of the US. I never gave up the idea of refinancing, but I new that timing was everything. In January 2009, I started watching the interest rates a little more closely and decided that this may be the time. The refinance closing on my home was yesterday. God is so good! I am so looking forward to being able to serve him more and not worrying about the next bill. I know that many others struggle.
I am not sure how all the numbers worked out for 9 months, but they did. Just trust in the Lord.
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:) Thank you, Sandy. I popped over from Cindy's blog. Your word was timely and encouraging foe me.
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