A Little confused about faith and prayer.
Hello I am new, this look's like a very interesting/warm forum. Sorry that my very first post is sooo long, but here goes.
We have been renting a cramped apartment for many, many years, we have drempt (sp?) of the day we would have our own home. Last month, several times, I don't know the exact number, maybe five or six times, I had vision's of a house and it was the same exact one at each time, I believe these vision's were from God.
I had also had this house in a dream. In one dream I was inside a house, which was a different house, and there was brick's all over even in strange places, in the house. To me that was like I was being told to look for a brick house, or that we will get a brick house. The house I had a dream about was like the one's in these vision's I was having or shall I say God was showing me.
We live a good distance from our church, but we love it and intend on driving there, all though it is taking a toll on our gas bill, not to mention my Husband's total hr commute to work five day's a week. So we have mentioned to some people at church about letting us know if they knew of anything for rent or to buy, preferably to buy, to be on the look out for us.
This house I had visioned was a nice house, not my dream house, I don't think we could "ever" afford my dream house LOL but this house was still very nice, something I would still love to live in. Anyway's this house was specifically brick, down to the shade, which was a medium to dark brick, on the end of a small paved road or caldusac (sp?) on the right hand side of the road, some wood's in the back, and some beside, a garage on the right side of the house, which was white. It was so specific, that one day, I even thought about driving in the vicinity of that area looking for houses.
Well today when we get to church this nice man who goes there told us he'd been looking out for us, and he told us there was a house for sale like five minutes down the road from the church, so after church we went to look at it. I had already told my Husband about this vision's I was recieving
so here we go down the road and I am all excited, and can not wait.
Here we are in front of the house. The house WAS brick, the same shade I had visioned, it WAS on a small paved road that was dead end, it WAS on the right hand side, the front yard WAS the same size, there WAS a garage on the right of the house, but it was back behind it a little way's and it was blue. Seeing These similarities, I started to cry. My Husband wasn't making fun of me or anything, but he was acting a little negative because by the look's of the house he didn't think it was in our price range, then he said to write down the realtor's name and phone# then said we'd pray about it. My Mother in-law said the same thing, to pray about it, she drove up to look at it with us, she also know's these vision's or sign's I have been given. My comment was when they told me to pray about it was , no first I am going to "thank him". I also told my Husband that was our house.
I am confused here, because I believe these were sign's God was giving me, he also know's we want closer to our church and it's right up the street. If I pray, want that be like telling God that I have lost faith in what he has shown me to be mine? Shouldn't I just say thank you for the house you have brought us too?
Another thing is, and I'll end this soon (sorry) we went on the computer earlier tonight, my Husband found the listing first before I did, and said no that we couldn't get that house, it was out of our price range we could not afford it. He is the breadwinner, I work just a little part time and homeschool our Son, so I definetly can not work full-time. So now my Husband has this attitude (not in a bad way) that there is no way to just give up on it, he apologized to me that I had my hope's for this house, but I still don't think I should let this negativity win, or maybe the devil?, or is it? Should I be realistic and say well we'll just keep looking, we can not afford it. I want faith I REALLY do! I have never experienced anything like this before, I don't if any of you have or not, but it's hard to not over look it.
I don't know if I should pray that we'll some how get this house no matter the price?, pray to find another house?, thank God for this house and the sign's he has given me that it is our's? I know God want's us to have faith especially in all of the vision's/sign's he has given me or any of us. Any advice?
Thank you! and
God Bless!
TJ
Hello I am new, this look's like a very interesting/warm forum. Sorry that my very first post is sooo long, but here goes.
We have been renting a cramped apartment for many, many years, we have drempt (sp?) of the day we would have our own home. Last month, several times, I don't know the exact number, maybe five or six times, I had vision's of a house and it was the same exact one at each time, I believe these vision's were from God.
I had also had this house in a dream. In one dream I was inside a house, which was a different house, and there was brick's all over even in strange places, in the house. To me that was like I was being told to look for a brick house, or that we will get a brick house. The house I had a dream about was like the one's in these vision's I was having or shall I say God was showing me.
We live a good distance from our church, but we love it and intend on driving there, all though it is taking a toll on our gas bill, not to mention my Husband's total hr commute to work five day's a week. So we have mentioned to some people at church about letting us know if they knew of anything for rent or to buy, preferably to buy, to be on the look out for us.
This house I had visioned was a nice house, not my dream house, I don't think we could "ever" afford my dream house LOL but this house was still very nice, something I would still love to live in. Anyway's this house was specifically brick, down to the shade, which was a medium to dark brick, on the end of a small paved road or caldusac (sp?) on the right hand side of the road, some wood's in the back, and some beside, a garage on the right side of the house, which was white. It was so specific, that one day, I even thought about driving in the vicinity of that area looking for houses.
Well today when we get to church this nice man who goes there told us he'd been looking out for us, and he told us there was a house for sale like five minutes down the road from the church, so after church we went to look at it. I had already told my Husband about this vision's I was recieving
so here we go down the road and I am all excited, and can not wait.
Here we are in front of the house. The house WAS brick, the same shade I had visioned, it WAS on a small paved road that was dead end, it WAS on the right hand side, the front yard WAS the same size, there WAS a garage on the right of the house, but it was back behind it a little way's and it was blue. Seeing These similarities, I started to cry. My Husband wasn't making fun of me or anything, but he was acting a little negative because by the look's of the house he didn't think it was in our price range, then he said to write down the realtor's name and phone# then said we'd pray about it. My Mother in-law said the same thing, to pray about it, she drove up to look at it with us, she also know's these vision's or sign's I have been given. My comment was when they told me to pray about it was , no first I am going to "thank him". I also told my Husband that was our house.
I am confused here, because I believe these were sign's God was giving me, he also know's we want closer to our church and it's right up the street. If I pray, want that be like telling God that I have lost faith in what he has shown me to be mine? Shouldn't I just say thank you for the house you have brought us too?
Another thing is, and I'll end this soon (sorry) we went on the computer earlier tonight, my Husband found the listing first before I did, and said no that we couldn't get that house, it was out of our price range we could not afford it. He is the breadwinner, I work just a little part time and homeschool our Son, so I definetly can not work full-time. So now my Husband has this attitude (not in a bad way) that there is no way to just give up on it, he apologized to me that I had my hope's for this house, but I still don't think I should let this negativity win, or maybe the devil?, or is it? Should I be realistic and say well we'll just keep looking, we can not afford it. I want faith I REALLY do! I have never experienced anything like this before, I don't if any of you have or not, but it's hard to not over look it.
I don't know if I should pray that we'll some how get this house no matter the price?, pray to find another house?, thank God for this house and the sign's he has given me that it is our's? I know God want's us to have faith especially in all of the vision's/sign's he has given me or any of us. Any advice?
Thank you! and
God Bless!
TJ