Getting down to business, though. As a lot of you may know, my life has been in a state of limbo for the past 3 months or so. My roommate and friend decided he couldn't live with me anymore, which forced me to move back in with my family. In this time, I've lived in two different houses, both with my father.
At the time, I didn't know what it would do to my relationship. We celebrated 6 months together a few days into my first move. At that time I was in a state of total despair. Everything I knew was about to change. I was going to lose my independence, my comfort and a great deal of my freedom. My boyfriend reminded me that I needed to give my fear and pain to God. He prayed over me, and that helped me develop an attitude of peace.
So I prayed for guidance and let the Master do His work. It became clear to both Ron and I that we should combine our incomes and begin building a future together. Initially, we were met with resistance from my mom, who had different ideas about what I should be doing with my life. This discouraged me, but Ron and I continued to look for the perfect place to make our home. After a lot of looking, eventually we found THE ONE, so we put in applications and hoped for the best.
I became terrified of what my parents would say to the point of being scared to even apply anywhere. Would they accept my decision? Would they refuse to help me move? Would they cut me off? Try to break my faith in the man I love? The manner in which the news came out to my father was less than ideal, but he ended up being more or less okay with my decision. But his opinion wasn't as important to me as my mom's.
My mom and I had had intense disagreements about the idea, and even though I knew that moving in with Ron would be best for me, I also felt I needed her support. We eventually dropped the conversation, and hadn't spoken about it until yesterday.
I had been praying since Ron and I had put in our application for this apartment for God to soften my mom's heart. I prayed that she would respect my decision and allow me to be happy.
Ron and I had lunch with my mom yesterday to break the news to her. Her reaction was such a 180, I doubted my ears and eyes. Not only was she respectful of the decision, she was genuinely excited about the prospect and hoped the best for us. I was floored.
I immediately praised God. He heard my prayer and allowed my mom to see that Ron and I were genuinely eager to build our future. Her support means the whole world to me.
In fact, Ron called me about half an hour ago to tell me that our applications have been accepted All we have to do is sign a lease and pick up keys on November 1st and move into our new home! I'm ecstatic! I never could have hoped for our plans to have come together so well. I have to give the praise to God. He has made it possible for Ron and I to begin our journey!
God is doing amazing things for ALL of us!
""For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
