Patience is a Hard Lesson

I was hoping to have an updated blog a long time ago, but I did not want to count my chickens before they hatched. So a summarized version of what has been going on is this: We have been praying since my last blog that our house would sell by October 1st. On Oct. 2nd a couple had a showing at our house and they loved it. On Oct. 4th they placed an offer and we accepted it. We were SO excited, but we knew things could still fall through. The buyer is a commercial "flipper" by trade and he is currently in the process of trying to get funding from one of his sales in order to pay for our house. He's having issues with that sale, which in turn is causing issues with our sale. He still wants the house and we still intend on selling him the house once he's ready. But we are out of contract, so the house is back on the market and we're open to new offers. I still praise God for bringing this buyer to us on October 2nd. I believe if he is the one who is supposed to get our house, then that is exactly what will happen. No matter how long it takes.
On a brighter note - we had been praying for me because I was getting very discouraged about my job situation. I had an amazing interview for a Lactation Consultant job at Touro, but a couple weeks later a Budget Review Board cut the position :( So I was upset, but continued to pray for God's will to be done. A few days later the Nursing Agency that I had signed up with in July called to say they were finally getting calls for Nusery and NICU nurses! So we updated my file, I got my flu shot, went to Ochsner orientation, and now I'm ready to work! The agency assured me they would have work available pretty often, so I'm excited.
THEN, yesterday I received a call from the Lactation Consultant who had interviewed me at Touro and she told me she had just received the email from Human Resources telling her they cut my position. She proceeded to tell me how upset she was because she really wanted me as a part of their team. She assured me my name was at the top of the list as soon as something became available.
So all I can do it praise God for being amazing. I've seen so many examples of His provision in the past year, not only in my life but in the lives of many people around me. He has been teaching Nathan and I some HUGE lessons lately and I thank Him for that. It feels amazing to grow and realize things go MUCH easier when you just hand it ALL over to Jesus instead of trying to micro-manage everything yourself. This is one of the hardest things for me, because I'm a researcher and planner by nature. Our preacher at Vintage said something that really hit home with me. He said, "I'm cursed with always thinking about the future and where I want to be in a couple years." This is exactly how I am. I have a hard time enjoying the present, because I think so much about the future. Needless to say, God's in the process of teaching me patience.
Overall, our experience since we've moved here has been great. God's put some amazing people in our lives and hopefully they feel the same way about us! :) We are working on stepping out of our comfort zones in order to reach out to the people around us who need to hear the Gospel. Nathan is being a great witness with his art in Jackson Square. He meets so many people from around the world, so please pray that he will have the confidence to allow the Holy Spirit to speak through him. Same for me, please pray for confidence and strength to speak to our neighbors and even my own family.

"Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, trust in him and he will act. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday." Psalm 37:3-6