Have you ever been sold something that seemed amazing at the time but then realized after owning it that it’s not what you wanted?
That’s how I’ve felt about a timeshare I’ve owned.
I purchased the timeshare 15 years ago. Since then, I’ve tried many ways to try to get rid of it, but continued to pay because I did not want to mess up my credit. And only used it once.
Even in the last few years out of frustration, I tried to pay a company to help me get rid of it, but somehow felt that’s not the way I should proceed. I had been praying diligently about what to do, and after the meeting as I sat on the train, the Lord whispered to my heart Proverbs 3:5-6. I was excited and even created and shared a picture of the verse, knowing that one day I would be writing about the way God answered.
What I did not anticipate was that it would be about 2 years and 3 months to understand why. I was in the process of a sale, but it was never finalized. So, I was once again left with the ownership of it.
My life has changed in the last few months, and now I have a flexibility I did not have before. I decided to purchase a plane ticket – which I got at a ridiculously low price.
As I’ve sat in the apt, it is only now that I am understanding why God told me to trust Him.
This story has ended in a way that I could never have imagined, but one that brings me peace and joy.
Is there a situation that God has asked you to trust Him about? It has frustrated you for many years, but God is telling you to trust His outcome? Trust Him. I promise you won’t be disappointed. His ways and thoughts are higher than any we could imagine.
Dear Heavenly Father, I’m just so grateful that you see the beginning from the end. Even in the moments when we struggle to see the outcome that we can trust that you know how it will end. Help us not to lean on our own understanding – but to continue to trust you – even when we don’t understand.