What a day it had been. A wasted day some might say. A day spent waiting for the phone to ring or even an email. Hours spent fretting about the possible scenarios. Anxious pacing around the living room. Snappy remarks made to one another out of frustration and uncertainty. It all came down to this moment. The moment when we would finally have a purchase offer for our home.

Then the phone call came. We did have an offer! After three months of endless showings and hopes rising and falling with each possible buyer, our realtor shared the news. But instead of being relieved and thankful, my thoughts suddenly turned less hopeful. How could they possibly offer that? Don’t they see the value in this home? They want to move in when? Are they crazy?

Oh the joys of real estate. I’m sure many of you can relate. It’s been said that buying and selling a home can be one of the most stressful life situations. I agree.

I decided to take the kids to McDonalds for dinner. I wasn’t in the mood to cook, nor was I even hungry. Every conversation regarding the offer and the counter offer kept replaying in my mind, but the biggest question was, would this be it? Would we finally be moving?

As I was about to pull into the McD’s parking lot, I felt God lay something on my anxious heart. I realized how I never have an anxious thought of where I’m going to live for eternity. It was a simple and easy decision that I made years ago to accept Jesus as my Lord, knowing that He was giving me this gift of salvation and eternity with Him. There were no counter offers, no closing costs, no home inspections or appraisals—just a simple truth. “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift from God is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 6:23

Throughout scripture we find snippets of what our home in heaven is going to be like. “He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away. He who was seated on the throne said, ‘I am making everything new!’" Revelation 21:4-5

“It (heaven) shown with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal,” Revelation 21:11.

“The great street of the city was of pure gold, like transparent glass,” Revelation 21:21.

Even in the beginning God mentions his work on our eternal home. “God saw all that He had made and it was very good. Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.” Genesis 1:31.

Can you just picture God looking around at His creations, shaking his head and seeing the goodness in all He had made? He was not being prideful, in fact, I see this act as humbling. God built this beautiful home and handed the shiny new keys over to us absolutely free. Isn’t our God good?

Well, turns out our earthly home didn’t sell. We found the beauty that had been here all along. Sure it needed some TLC, but with hard work, we were able to turn it into something good. Though this process was difficult to walk through, I am grateful that I rediscovered the peace and security of my future that only comes from salvation in Jesus Christ.