Realtor Reality

We met with the realtor today. Our house will be up for sale by week's end:

He even gave us a lock box already. We fell in love with this house so much that we overpaid for it. I realize this now. We were naïve first-time home buyers. We've enjoyed our time in this house, but it's really a lot for us to handle in the long-term. Now we need to decide if we really want to stay here in this house or move to an apartment or other place. We really need to count the cost.

We know of a couple in church who has gone through something similar to what we're going through, and they found a decent apartment. I think it would be better for our family to rent right now, assuming we can get all the startup stuff going. Our credit is horrible because of the fallout that has occurred over the past year.

I am grateful to God for my family and for my relationship with him. I've realized that how we're doing financially doesn't really matter as much in God's eyes as our relationship with him. Our name may be mud among our creditors, but we are spotless in his eyes because of Jesus.

I saw a poster some time ago that said something like, "I know God doesn't give me more than I can handle. I just wish He didn't trust me so much."