[Contents]We were faced with the decision to move.
Circumstances were conspiring, again, to
compile us to leave our present home and go elsewhere as has often
happened during our sojourn on this earth, but we faced a dilemma,
there weren’t any places in the country to rent just then.
Search as we might, no place seemed available
other then a converted chicken coop and we didn’t feel like
chickens so we turned down the opportunity to live there. The
only other option, that seemed available, was to move back into
the city, which I detested. Having ventured to follow Christ into
the country, and having tested and proved his willingness to provide
for our needs, I was extremely loath to move back into town for
I intuitively knew once having made the decision I would be as
loath to leave town as I now was to leave the country. I have
an unfortunate tendency to settle down and establish roots while
the Lord seems bent upon severing all connections between me and
the earth.
On the other hand, Sevilla was as eager
to leave the country as I was eager to say. Truly, here was a
dilemma, to say in the country or move into the city where apartments
were plentiful. If we could have found a place in the country,
we would have stayed but her logic was impeccable. We had to move
where housing was available, but we were both obstinate.
We began both praying separately, she wanted
God to prevail upon me to move into town while I desired Him to
prevail upon her to remain in the country. How would He manage
to answer these conflicting prayers?
One afternoon, shortly before our deadline
to move, we came together to discuss our differing opinions and
discovered that God had answered both of our prayers in a most
unusual manner. Unknown to each other, we had both arrived at
the identical conclusion, we would do what the other desired.
I would move into the city to please her and she would stay in
the country to please me.
This may appear, on the surface, to compound
the problem, but our decisions actually freed us of emotion and
stubbornness to rationally and logically decide the best course
of action rather then act from emotion and abstinence. Now, having
chosen to place the other one, God was free to convict both of
us that a move into an apartment in town was the best course of
action for us to follow.
Of course, I was delighted with the decision!.
Nothing could be further from the truth, I was angry and remained
angry for several months after we moved. I was willing to follow
the Lord’s direction but I didn’t like it.
As I predicted, after getting over my petulant
attitude, I began putting down roots so when the time came to
move back into the country, Sevilla had to beat me over the head
to get me to move. Now she wanted to move out of town while I
desired to say where we were. Obstinacy!
However, once again, the Lord prevailed
and we moved to Del Rio, Tennessee where I once again fell in
love with the country and refused to move when the Lord desired
us to leave. He certainly has problems with me, however, I can
truthfully say-praise the Lord.
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