I wanted it for you, too. I thought it was perfect for you. I had no concerns or hesitations about it.
I could have written these same words for your sister that was Sycamore Cove. She's had disappointment, too. She spoke wise words to you last night when she said it will not matter where you are, you'll be happy because you will be with Joe. Yep, she went and grew up on us.
But even now I'm thinking it would have been great for you and Satan stuck his ugly evil face in it and ruined it for you. Thousands of years ago he slithered his ugly evil being in and ruined this for you.
Maybe he did. I think probably so. But what do I know? Not much, baby.
So, every time you don't get what you desire - what seems to be perfect for you - does that mean it wasn't God's will for you in the first place?
I don't think so, Bluebird.
Sadly, I don't think so.
God does not will for us to sin but we do anyway. We were never created to be sinners, but we are.
So, no, just because you didn't get it doesn't mean it's necessarily God's will for you not to.
Which brings us to the worst part of all - anything in our life that is out of God's will - either by our design or not at all because of us, just the results of a sinful world.
This is when the great big marvelous God of the universe and God of you reaches into what could be considered a great big marvelous bag of goodies and pulls out Plan B - which He will redeem by grace for you as if it was Plan A in the first place.
This I know firsthand. You know what happened to us eight years ago. I still don't think that was God's will - to destroy what I still believe was a beautiful fellowship - but just look what God has given us, especially your daddy, in return. Beautiful.
One of the greatest Bible promises is this:
“And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28
You can trust God to use this. And I can promise you from experience that sometimes the end result can be so beautiful that you will then wonder if God must have planned the original event that led you to where you are.
Was it God’s will that you didn’t get that house? I don’t know.
Maybe it wasn’t really as good a house as it appeared.
Maybe God saved you from a disaster you’ll never know about.
Maybe God has a better house in mind.
Maybe it is God's perfect will for the people that did get it.
Maybe it would have been a great house and the devil stuck his evil face into it and now you are here.
Here in this perfect place that is the palm of God's hand and you will wait and trust for the good work that He will create for you.
Last night I told you to believe this was God's will. I lied to try and make you feel better. And this morning and every morning till I die I won't know if it was or wasn't. And we may never know why it happened this way. So go ahead and cry and pout some and be angry and cry some more. It'll make you feel better - just like you said last night.
Then do your best to forget about it, which will take time, and make what will become yours the perfect home for you and Joe.
God's already promised his help - take Him up on it.
And p.s. - I'm sorry I can't fix it.
