Beth Martin, member of the body of Christ
Years ago my father desired to sell the family farm which was the property adjoining ours. My father had deeded us 2 acres as my inheritance. We built our home on the property. My father came to my husband David about his desire to sell. The two of them agreed on a price and shook hands on the intended purchase. (David desired to have more property as he liked to hunt deer.) After the agreement, I said to David, "You shook hands with my father but my mother has the power in the family." David said that the agreement with my father was the "right way" to handle the sale.
Years ago my father desired to sell the family farm which was the property adjoining ours. My father had deeded us 2 acres as my inheritance. We built our home on the property. My father came to my husband David about his desire to sell. The two of them agreed on a price and shook hands on the intended purchase. (David desired to have more property as he liked to hunt deer.) After the agreement, I said to David, "You shook hands with my father but my mother has the power in the family." David said that the agreement with my father was the "right way" to handle the sale.
A few weeks later my brother informed me that my mother had approached him and asked him to buy the farm. My brother was at the time in financial trouble but this loan was approved. She did this behind the back of my father and us. My father did apologize to us but my brother purchased the farm. There was several issues resulting from the sale including debt for my brother as well as additional repairs requested by my brother and paid by my parents.
After that God provided property for us that we loved in the area without the entanglement of family ties.
Years later, God showed me that He planted the thought in my mother's heart to approach my brother about purchasing the family farm. He freed us from taking something from my parents. I am so grateful that He saved us from ourselves in this way. What we have now was provided by Him and only Him.
There are times that God shows us how He saved us even years later!
Genesis 14:21-24
21 And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.
22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,
23 That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:
24 Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.
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