Trailblazer
Veteran Member
I want to share a story that is related to trusting God. I just found out yesterday that our house is paid off. I did not know when it would be paid off and it is a long sad story why I did not know. I could have found out with a simple phone call to the bank, but I did not want to know, and that is another long story as to why. I am still in disbelief because even though I had projected that it should be paid off at any time I really had no way of knowing since I was not even sure when the loan term was over, since I never even looked at one mortgage statement in the 10 years since we purchased the house. I was simply going on memory of when we took the loan out, and hoping it was a 10 year loan as I remembered.
I know what people reading this are probably thinking, what a way to live, never planning anything, but that is how I live, one day at a time. I do what I have to do in the day I am in and I take care of anything that is time sensitive, but I never think about the future. I trust God will guide me and help me to do what I need to do when I need to do it.
Anyhow, we are now debt free and we own all three of our houses free and clear and we have no other debts, since we have never used credit cards and we have old used cars that are 20 and 34 years old.
I should be happy but I am still in a state of shock because I live according to Murphy’s Law. My husband asked why I did not want to look at the letter from the bank but after I saw the QC Deed, I just stuffed it back in the envelope and told him I will deal with it on Monday, but I will probably put it off till I get the courage.
It is not as if we have no other problems just because we are set financially as there is more to life than material wealth, but I am very grateful for everything we have. It certainly did not come without much perseverance and many struggles so I do not know why I feel I do not deserve it, but I do feel that way.
I posted this in the Religious Debates forum because it is related to my trusting God that this would work out. Even though I had not stayed on top of the situation, I always paid that mortgage and even added a lot of money to the payment last year in hopes of getting it paid off sooner. We have never been late on one mortgage payment in all the years of home ownership, and we have never been late paying any other bills since we never lived beyond our means.
I have a long history of not loving or trusting God, but that has improved over time. One thing that helps me a whole lot is listening to Christian radio all day long, as Christians tend to trust God a lot more than other believers I have seen. Not to knock my own religion, but I really like the strong faith that Christians have and that is why I like to listen to their songs, because they help me realize it is possible to love and trust God and that is in my best interest. Music can be very powerful.
So what does your religion teach about trusting God, or if you are a believer with no religion how do you feel about trusting God? Do you trust God to guide you and help you with things that are difficult for you to manage alone? Do you believe that God will help you or do you believe that you are on your own to manage everything by yourself?
I know what people reading this are probably thinking, what a way to live, never planning anything, but that is how I live, one day at a time. I do what I have to do in the day I am in and I take care of anything that is time sensitive, but I never think about the future. I trust God will guide me and help me to do what I need to do when I need to do it.
Anyhow, we are now debt free and we own all three of our houses free and clear and we have no other debts, since we have never used credit cards and we have old used cars that are 20 and 34 years old.
I should be happy but I am still in a state of shock because I live according to Murphy’s Law. My husband asked why I did not want to look at the letter from the bank but after I saw the QC Deed, I just stuffed it back in the envelope and told him I will deal with it on Monday, but I will probably put it off till I get the courage.
It is not as if we have no other problems just because we are set financially as there is more to life than material wealth, but I am very grateful for everything we have. It certainly did not come without much perseverance and many struggles so I do not know why I feel I do not deserve it, but I do feel that way.
I posted this in the Religious Debates forum because it is related to my trusting God that this would work out. Even though I had not stayed on top of the situation, I always paid that mortgage and even added a lot of money to the payment last year in hopes of getting it paid off sooner. We have never been late on one mortgage payment in all the years of home ownership, and we have never been late paying any other bills since we never lived beyond our means.
I have a long history of not loving or trusting God, but that has improved over time. One thing that helps me a whole lot is listening to Christian radio all day long, as Christians tend to trust God a lot more than other believers I have seen. Not to knock my own religion, but I really like the strong faith that Christians have and that is why I like to listen to their songs, because they help me realize it is possible to love and trust God and that is in my best interest. Music can be very powerful.
So what does your religion teach about trusting God, or if you are a believer with no religion how do you feel about trusting God? Do you trust God to guide you and help you with things that are difficult for you to manage alone? Do you believe that God will help you or do you believe that you are on your own to manage everything by yourself?