House for Sale - The Backstory

Our house in Mauldin goes on the market today. And while I have hesitated writing about the process because of the ongoing nature to a home being on sale, I did want to take this opportunity to begin to talk about the process and the journey we've been on.

In 1999, our family moved to Greenville, SC. We lived with my parents for about six months while our home in Florida sold and then we purchased the home in Mauldin. We were looking for something that fit in our budget, would work for Amy's start-up business, that wasn't crammed up against the adjoining houses and would give easy access to my job and the kid's school. This house met all that and has served us well.

As we have gotten older, some needs have changed, and others have become better defined. But during these times my attitude has always been something like this, "Sure, some things about this house are not working for us, but we have an affordable mortgage and it would be impossible to sell this house for what we would need and then purchase another house that we could both afford and that would meet the needs of our family." So that mindset has carried me through the last who-knows-how-many years.

Then January came and the issue of the house came up again. However, praise to God, I had a revelation that I had previously not even thought about. What if the voice in my spirit telling me we needed to move was not just any voice, but the voice of the Spirit of God? What would it mean for me to disregard God's moving in my life? Well, I quickly made the connection that if it was God telling me to move and I was ignoring it or disregarding it then I was actually living in disobedience, and living in disobedience to God is not how best to live one's life.

This realization really sank into my soul and I began to wrestle more deeply with several other questions also. "Would God really want me to sell a house that while not perfect, seemed to be adequate so he could do something different?" and "Would God work in this way - to communicate in my spirit through His Spirit that he wants me to pursue selling my house and then purchasing another." And through this entire process the answer kept coming back, "Yes" and "Yes."

So what would we do?

--to be continued...