Archive for May, 2009

There have been some testing moments over the last few months. Moving to a new city by yourself is apparently not the easiest thing to do. It never really crossed my mind that it was a big deal but people are often amazed that I have done it alone.

One of the things I have been trying to do is to rely on God for my strength. When I am having a hard time, when things aren’t going how I expect I take it to him. The cool thing about doing that is that I a. don’t have to worry about it anymore and b. he sorts it out!

For instance. The first week I was here and looking for a flat to move into. I had something very specific in mind but I was unable to find something that was quite right. I even increased my budget but even being prepared to spend more would not have bought me what I wanted. So I told God that I needed him to sort it out because I really didn’t know what to go for. Not long latter I was thinking about one of the places I had seen. I had written it off because it wasn’t really what I wanted and in fact had some negatives. I thought it was strange that I could suddenly be thinking about this place I had written off. It seemed like God was trying to say something to me. When I get into these kind of siutations I have been trying to just go for it and see what happens. So I called the agent having no idea what I was going to say. I told her what I thought of the property and that I didn’t really want it because it didn’t really fit my requirements and had some negatives. A figure came into my head and I told the agent that I had an amount I would be prepared to pay but I didn’t want to make an offer of that much because it seemed unrealistic and a bit cheeky. I told her and she agreed and said she wouldn’t go to the vendor with that amount. So anyway we talked for a while about it and about how I would pay which turned out to be a problem because I have no employeer. At that point the agent said well, if you can pay up front then that would be fine – and in that case I would present your offer as well as the vendor would more likely be ok with that. So that is what we did and they accepted. I got a real bargin on this place and actually it has turned out to be great!

About a month ago I was stressing a bit about my financial situation. While I had money in the bank I could see when it was going to run out and I was worried I wasn’t going to get work and be able to pay my way. So again I told God he needed to do something about it. Not long later I had an agent contact me about a job in Glasgow. I am always interested in what work people want done so I talked to him about it for a while and found out it was paying even more than I made before the ecnomoy caved in. He was very enthusiastic that I was the right person for the job and I was seriously tempted. There where some problems though. The job was 2.5hrs away, and it was for 9months. For a shorter amount of time I figured I could do it but that was just too long to get sidetracked for. So I said no I couldn’t do it. To give some perspective taking that job for 9months would have given me enough money to survive on for another 2 years. It was hard to turn down that kind of security and I had ideas flowing about all the ways I could spend it! The next day I really felt like I should ask my accountant what my financial position was. I was slightly shocked to learn that I owed WAY less in tax than I thought. In fact enough to keep me going for another 6months!

You could probably say these things are just coincedence but based on my experience it seems that if I trust something to God he will sort it out. I think I will keep doing just that.