(Text from a friend, who is also a builder...)
Are you ever so excited about something and that excitement scares you? Scared because you don't want to be let down? That's honestly kind of how I feel... This home would be my dream home and I am so excited about it. But I also know that if we don't get to live in it it will be because God has a different plan so I cannot be scared. No matter where we are, if we are in God's will that is EXCITING! But for now we continue to build... and see where is journey takes us...
Let me tell you that building a house from scratch is not for the faint of heart... thankful we love our builder and great friend! Our neighborhood is a tough cookie as far as building restrictions and processes and you have to get approval after approval and combine that with the market starting to pick up, it has taken a while to get started...
Which is FINE! Though I wish I was sitting in my new living room right now, I trust in His timing and when and if we get to enjoy this home I know it will be perfect!
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I drove by tonight and they are forming the foundation. It has to be raised and the dirt has sat for a month settling, getting rained on (which is good)... and I was SO excited today to see the work that had been done... UNTIL... a lady pulled up after I took a few pics she unleashed one me!! She said they were doing something wrong with the foundation and bla bla bla... she owns the lot next to us and said this was not going to happen on a lot next to her. I was polite but rolled up my window and left. My across the pond neighbor, who is a contractor, built his house behind us and is now on the board of the HOA was driving by, waved at me and I thought I would go pay him a visit!
I rolled down the window and he said, "So I see you met Crazy!".... we laughed and I told him what she said. He assured me that she had no clue what she was talking about, he was watching our lot and everything was fine. We called our builder and they said not to worry too... so I guess I won't worry but I hope Mrs. Crazy calms down a little bit!! One day I'll look back and laugh at this story. Right? :)
It's hard to build a house and not see the correlation between building a home and our lives as a follower of Christ. I love the imagery of building a strong foundation that can withstand the harsh realities that this world can throw at you or that can come your way... Building the foundation of our lives on scripture, serving, being the church (not going to church)... I love these verses...
Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself. Ephesians 2:20
Because of God’s grace to me, I have laid the foundation like an expert builder. Now others are building on it. But whoever is building on this foundation must be very careful. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one we already have—Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 3:10-11
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