The Lord Builds the House

I needed to do some repairs on my house. A tradesman asked me to nominate a date when he could meet me at the house. Even though I didn't have enough money to pay to get to the city where my house is, let alone pay for trades work to be done, I nominated a day by faith.

When the day drew near, I still didn't have enough money to travel. I asked the Lord what to do. Immediately I felt that I should phone a friend of mine and offer to give him one of my paintings as a way of thanking him for everything he had done for me in the past. So he came around, and I gave him the painting. At the same time, he looked at some of my other paintings, and paid $400 for them!

I was able to travel to the city to my house on the day I nominated by faith.

Some years later I needed to do some more repairs, but again I didn't have enough money to do the scope of work. I committed it to the Lord. Then my phone rang. It was a friend who I hadn't heard from for several months. He is a carpenter. I didn't mention my need, but he asked me how my house is going. So I told him honestly. And he offered to come and help for three days.

In the next couple of weeks, people started to give him materials. He was offered $1600 worth of house paint; cement; and sand.

While we were working at the house, he got a phone call from a friend of his, asking what he was doing. When he told his friend what he was doing, his friend offered to come and help. The next day his friend came, and not only him, but he brought two young men with him.

I also needed a plumber. While I was at the house, a friend of mine who is a plumber phoned. He said he just felt he needed to call me. So he came to the house also.

Whenever tenants moved out, it felt traumatic, because it meant a loss of income. However I can say that every time a tenant moved out, the Lord provided a new tenant, and they always paid more rent than the previous one. Always!

One time I advertised the house for rent, and many people applied. But I didn't feel right about any of them. It was tempting to let one of them move in, but at that time my sister phoned and told a story about how it's better to follow your inner feeling that to follow what looks good on the surface financially.

Then a friend at church told someone she knew about my house. It was perfect for her, because she wanted to move to that city. I knew it was right. By the time she was ready to move in, the work was completed, and she paid more rent than the previous tenant.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and he will provide everything! It will be a blessing to everyone involved. The just shall live by faith.