PERSEVERANCE

A couple of weeks ago I spoke at Central Hall on "Becoming a People of Perseverance" (you can listen to it here). The main point was that God calls us to be people of faith, persistence and perseverance and not necessarily successful. We have a responsibility to be a faithful servant with what God has given us and not to 'become the best and beat the rest'. As always when you speak on a topic within days God was allowing me the opportunity to practise that which I preached!

The last two weeks of finalising details on our house move has become very stressful. We have had FOUR surveys on our property for damp, a tree inspection, an electrics inspection, woodworm inspection and two roof inspections! Our buyers then wanted money off the original asking price and then to cap it all the people whose house we are buying couldn't move out of the house in Hedge End until 25th Sept!!!! Aargh!

I tell you this now, because yesterday we exchanged contracts and we will be moving out of our home of the last 8 years next Wednesday 29th August and moving into our new home, Sunflower Cottage on 10th September. All our stuff will be going into storage and some kind friends at New Community have offered to put us up (or put up with us) for the interim period. Which means we will be in Southampton for the start of school and the start of my new job (just) and although everything is not totally buttoned down things are starting to take shape.

Moving is not for wimps, it should be registered as an extreme sport...

Thank you God.