I've heard this phrase once before:
"Instead of telling God how big your mountains are, tell your mountains how big your God is."
It's funny on the flip side of things, but now I can actually say that I was able to do that. Call it delusion or actual faith but I found myself in tears talking to the mold...and the pollution...and maybe even the wafting cigarette smoke in our hallway. Talking with absolute certainty that they would not defeat me and that I will in fact be rescued.
God not only showed up fast but He showed off His glory immeasurably MORE than we ever asked or imagined.
Day 1: Saw the number in the window.
Day 2: Visited the apartment, took pictures and fell in love with it.
Day 3: Signed the lease.
Day 4: Landlord moved ALL of her stuff that we didn't want/need out of the apartment (almost unheard of)...and by noon that day! We moved enough over to spend the night there :).
Day 5: Moving company moved the rest of our things into our new mold-free house.
In China it is almost unheard of that you can find what you're looking for in a fast way, but then for the lease to be signed within days is just crazy. It is common for a landlord to want to keep all of their furniture in the apartment, no matter how gaudy/tacky it is. It is not rare for the landlords to be picky about hammering nail holes, painting with different colors, and other things that completely alter the look of the place. This landlord didn't care about any of that!
There is so much more that He blessed us with that go down to the small details of our apartment that just blow us away. Dave and I have this scrap piece of paper that we keep running over to and jotting down "one more awesome thing".
So on that note, I declare that a new decoration in my house should be a pile of rocks. And I shall name that pile of rocks "Gilgal". I need a visual reminder to help me recount the ways God has provided. When I even begin to worry and stress I will glance over at my little pile. No seriously. After I press "Publish", I'm heading outside for a rock.
