More than enough - H

I periodically wonder whether it was the right thing to buy a house. Depending on how I rationalize it, it could go either way, and some days I'll believe that God provided it for us and other days I'll convince myself that I made a rash decision and made it happen. (The process of putting in a bid and buying a house, by the way, is rather quick, especially for a process that involves the exchange of so much money. So one must make hasty decisions that to me seem rash since my decision making process for such things is much longer than 15 minutes.)

In any case, I was alone with my thoughts today while J was sleeping in the stroller on the way home from the park, and I realized that if we had not decided to buy the house at the time we did, we would not have bought one...well, we would not have been able to buy one since the stock market has tanked, and well, I don't know if we've hit the bottom yet. While we weren't able to cash out as much as we would have when our investments were at the peak a year ago, we were able to cash out enough for the house, and I believe that God timed it so that we would be adequately provided for.

It's not that having a house is a big deal. I certainly don't want to elevate it to something beyond a material good, but He knew that it was a desire of mine, and looking back I see His hand in the process and his answer to prayer. We prayed that we would have enough, and we do. We asked that we'd only have the house if this is something He wanted for us, and we held it with an open hand while going through the entire process. I feel like He's confirmed that more than once, and so I feel thankful. We have more than we need though it may not be much by human/Bay area standards, but we are well taken care of. We have more than enough. Thank you, Lord!