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We Were Officially Turned Down For A Habitat For Humanity Home

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Boidae21

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Just received the letter today stating that we have been turned down for a Habitat for Humanity home due to our income to family size. We were advised to increase our income.

We cannot increase our income as my wife is on a fixed disability income and I am already making as much as I can doing photography and pet sitting. Anymore and it takes me out of the home for far too long during the day. I am my wife's caregiver, and the one that does the household stuff, including cooking, laundry, cleaning, food shopping, child care, etc...

So we are stuck in this hell hole of an apartment complex.
 
I'm sorry to hear that. Stay thankful for what you have. That is more important than anything else. Thank you God for this hell hole. Meanwhile I am praying for you and yours.
 
childeye said:
I'm sorry to hear that. Stay thankful for what you have. That is more important than anything else. Thank you God for this hell hole. Meanwhile I am praying for you and yours.
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It is very hard to thank God for this hell hole because it is unsafe and has and will cost us money out of our own pocket.

There is drug activity each and every day, violence each and every day, disrespect by other tenants, trash thrown all over the ground causing roaches, and other nasty bugs. We even had a scorpion in our apartment. Our car has been damaged twice. I was almost hit and killed by a car because they were going well above the posted speed limit of 10 mph and hit a speed bump then lost control. If it wasn't for our dog pulling me off to the side, I would have been killed. I have had two bonsai trees destroyed by neighbors.

It is only getting worse from what I mentioned above. We have two children. I do not want them growing up here. They need a better environment than this.
 
Boidae21 said:
It is very hard to thank God for this hell hole because it is unsafe and has and will cost us money out of our own pocket.

There is drug activity each and every day, violence each and every day, disrespect by other tenants, trash thrown all over the ground causing roaches, and other nasty bugs. We even had a scorpion in our apartment. Our car has been damaged twice. I was almost hit and killed by a car because they were going well above the posted speed limit of 10 mph and hit a speed bump then lost control. If it wasn't for our dog pulling me off to the side, I would have been killed. I have had two bonsai trees destroyed by neighbors.

It is only getting worse from what I mentioned above. We have two children. I do not want them growing up here. They need a better environment than this.
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Brother,
This post can be taken as very cruel but that is far from my intent. Because of my Agent Orange Exposure I went from being a Professional Soldier to a Switchboard Installer. From there to a Forklift Mechanic. From there to a Carpenter. From there to a Truck Driver pouring Concrete before3 I fell off the side of my Mixer and was forced not to ever work again.

There is one, single, constant in all of that, God! No matter how sorry the outlook has been, even when the Drug Dealers were in gunfights across the street and bullets blowing the windows out, I thanked God! I was told, I am not sure now, seven or so years ago I would be dead in two years and after I got over the shock, I praised God.

Because both my wife and I praise God, no matter what, we are alright. God has not promised you, me, not anyone, anything but what we need and He is faithful to do that. Now if you will not throw any hissy fits but will Pray, praise God, Pray and praise God, He will see you through.

You are in my prayer but you need God.
 
th1b.taylor said:
Brother,
This post can be taken as very cruel but that is far from my intent. Because of my Agent Orange Exposure I went from being a Professional Soldier to a Switchboard Installer. From there to a Forklift Mechanic. From there to a Carpenter. From there to a Truck Driver pouring Concrete before3 I fell off the side of my Mixer and was forced not to ever work again.

There is one, single, constant in all of that, God! No matter how sorry the outlook has been, even when the Drug Dealers were in gunfights across the street and bullets blowing the windows out, I thanked God! I was told, I am not sure now, seven or so years ago I would be dead in two years and after I got over the shock, I praised God.

Because both my wife and I praise God, no matter what, we are alright. God has not promised you, me, not anyone, anything but what we need and He is faithful to do that. Now if you will not throw any hissy fits but will Pray, praise God, Pray and praise God, He will see you through.

You are in my prayer but you need God.
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Not sure where I have thrown a hissy fit. All I said is that it is hard to thank God because of where we're at.

I want better for my family then a place where we are unsafe.
 
The way I am understanding your response is that as a father and husband I should not want better for my family.

Is that what you're saying?
 
Boidae21 said:
The way I am understanding your response is that as a father and husband I should not want better for my family.

Is that what you're saying?
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No one's saying that. It's just that trusting in God begins by being truly thankful for what you have presently, no matter how small or little. Just say thank you over and over until you are sure you mean it. You'll defeat Satan in this way. It sounds crazy but it really works. God will uphold you and add to you. Give some little bit of what you have to someone worse off than you. God will lift you out of this.
 
Paul instructs us to be content where we are. I am in a pretty bad way where I am and used to have much discontent. But I realized that things could be worse for me. In the OT, we see that God was angered at the Israelites for their murmuring. That one hit me hard and I vowed to change my outlook.

Now I am a lot more content than I was before. When I'm feeling put upon or lacking, I just think about the many ways that things could be worse for me...and then I begin to feel content and even happy for what I have. I praise God that I have a comfortable bed to sleep in and a roof over my head. Things could be a lot worse and I know it.

So Praise God! :)
 
Boidae21 said:
Just received the letter today stating that we have been turned down for a Habitat for Humanity home due to our income to family size. We were advised to increase our income.

We cannot increase our income as my wife is on a fixed disability income and I am already making as much as I can doing photography and pet sitting. Anymore and it takes me out of the home for far too long during the day. I am my wife's caregiver, and the one that does the household stuff, including cooking, laundry, cleaning, food shopping, child care, etc...

So we are stuck in this hell hole of an apartment complex.
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Dear Brother in Christ,
Do not mistake the hand of man for the hand of God. And do not mistake the hand of God for the hand of man. You are in a detour in route to your destiny. Whenever adversity shows up you are in a test when evil and good works together for your good at the same time. God never takes a Christian from A to Z (rarely). Instead you will go from A to Q back to B to S ect. All faith will be tested and all character will be refined. The scripture says it like this, "The purpose of a test is to reveal what's in your heart". Read the story of Joseph
 
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