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We Followed God to a "Star"

God truly knows how to bless His people! After much prayer and fasting, God opened the door for a wonderful new position for me in Roanoke, VA, and I start my new position early February. That of course means we need to move. 

So, we put our current home on the market on a Friday, and received a great offer the following Monday (which we accepted). A trip to Roanoke to secure a new home was planned. In Roanoke, we met with our Realtor on a Saturday morning, and she started our time together by giving us a tour of Roanoke and the surrounding areas. Then we looked at four homes. The last home was the one our Realtor had picked for us: it was exactly what we needed. We submitted our offer on Sunday. In a little over 24 hours, God had blessed us with our future home. 

It gets even better. We needed housing in between the time we have to move out of our current home and into our new one. God led us to two very kind airbnb owners in Roanoke, who drastically discounted their daily rate to an amount that we could afford. We will be staying in their two bedroom, fully furnished home for two months while our move progresses. Our two pets will be be able to stay in the home with us; and the yard is fenced which will keep our fur babies safe. God has covered every detail in rapid and smooth succession.

Roanoke is called the "Star City of the South" because of the star that was placed on a mountain overlooking the Roanoke valley. You will see from the photo I have attached that the star is massive (my husband and I are the tiny folks at the bottom of the photo). So, we followed God to a "Star."

"O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people. Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works. Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD (Psalm 105: 1-3 KJV)."

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  1. AnonymousJanuary 8, 2023 at 4:58 PM

    Amen God is good All the time. CONGRADULATIONS.

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