This is an update in our car buying process. Shortly after my last post, I noticed a 1995 Nissan Altima in a local dealership. It looked like a good possibility so I had Katie go test drive it for us. Well, while she was driving it completely broke down! Needless to say, we didn't buy that car!
We thought further about buying Katie's parent's convertable have haven't felt totally good about that. It recently went to the mechanica and needed the cooling fan replaced. It really isn't in the best of shape. This idea is still on the back burner.
I called the dealer in La Plata that my friend recommended and was told he had no cars that fit my description. I also drove my his lot about 2 weeks later and saw nothing.
Therefore, we have had 3 possibilities (as we see it) divinely shut off from us. A fourth still remains though. Katie found a 1996 Mazda 626 online in a dealership in KC. I don't like dealers at all, but this car comes with a warranty and we could get an extra warranty period on it. We are scheduled to test drive it this coming Saturday. I fully expect the Lord to either sell the car before we get there, or have some other prevenative measure happen if He doesn't want us to get it. If this is so, we are back to square one in our car search. I am again not sure what will happen from this point, ie. no inner leanings from God are present as far as I know.
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Hey! sweet blog!!:) this comment is more on your last post but whatever...I think that figuring out God's will is a combination of many things, which you hit on. I do think in "hearing" from God, we can misinterpret a lot of things if we go just based on a feeling.(i'm not saying it's never the case, hence the holy spirit) but also I think God gave us people, relationship, the Bible, wise counsel and other situations to discern his will. i also think he gave us a brain to use to figure things out. It's scary sometimes when people say, "God told me this or God told me that" Many bad things have happened in history because of what "God told me to do". I think that we have to be careful in interpreting what we think we hear from God and make sure it lines up with who He is and what his scriptures say. I think you're right about God opening and closing doors in our life. Sometimes God's will can be so simple and right in front of us when we are looking for this huge flashing sign from Heaven.
Good luck finding a car this weekend!!
Thanks Sam,
Yeah, there are some new developments in our car search that I need to post on but I don't have time to do so until we get back, at which time we may have a new car! So, I'll just fill everything in then, lol. But I have a question for you. From what you believe (personally) about discerning God's will, how would you come to the conclusion that you should say, sell your house and move to Ghana to do mission work there for several years?
Well, i would be praying about it, talk to people whose counsel I trust, look for open and closed doors and venture forward until I know for certain one way or another. If I was married, talk with my spouse and see if they are feeling the same way. I don't think just hitting one road block (such as financial situation, maybe not selling my house quickly, some things like that) would necessarily mean that it isn't God's will. I think it's hard to discern sometimes between when God is closing a door and when he wants you to persevere and fight for it. I know there are definitely times when I feel absolutely convinced that the decision i've made is from God and others there are times when it is not as clear. That's why i think it's a combination of things (at least most of the time.)
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