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Update- what happened at Court

First may I say a most humble and grateful thank you to each and every one who prayed for us
today.  Thank You! There are tears in my eyes as I think of how I have been lifted up and held 
up in prayer. Oh, thank you Lord Jesus, thank you.
The lawyer for the opposition (that is what they are!) met with us right before our case was to 
be heard to work out a settlement agreement. To say we were apprehensive is a vast 
understatement. We did, however, feel that God wanted us to have this debt out from under 
the debt counseling agency we are with (let’s just interject here that I must warn you to not 
seek help from any debt counseling or debt consolidation or debt settlement agency- DO 
NOT! They really can’t do much more for you than you can do for yourself if you are well 
informed- more on that in another post- just know right now- from the horse’s mouth- that you 
can act on your own behalf and work with your creditors- truly!)- Ok, back to the matter @ 
hand . . . .
To make a long story short- even though we felt this lawyer was trying to “shake us down” 
and “take us for a ride”- we signed an installment payment agreement (which has us paying 
them a YIKES amount of money every month for the next 3 years). Why? Because we felt it 
was what God was leading us to do- even though our debt counseling agency counselor totally 
squawked at me when I told her what happened- We firmly believe it was the way to go even 
if the price is still steep. Our installment payment tightens our little budget to its farthest 
stretching point (like a 9 mo. pregnant woman in those elastic pants . . . .) but this debt is out 
from under the counseling agency. Sigh. Praise God. We are left with two other creditors on 
our contract with them (the agency) and are fervently praying that these accounts can be paid 
off/settled within the year (which would then give us that money to throw toward today’s 
judgment amount each month).
So, while we left the courthouse with bellies roiling- they were not roiling in fear- just from the 
bile of having to have come to this place in time, of feeling we had no recourse and wishing we 
had known 2 years ago what we have learned in the past 4 months (Check out Dave Ramsey 
to see what I mean!).
We walked out of that courthouse saying, “We will praise you NO MATTER WHAT!” 
We prayed that God’s will would be done today- we prayed it again right before we signed 
that legal document- so we truly believe that the fingerprints of God’s hand are all over this. 
Oh, yes indeed!
Right now we are scrambling to come up with the first payment- as they would not give us one 
full month to get it together- but we know, WE KNOW, that God will provide. Mr. Steady has
 a plan and I totally believe in him. We are confident that God is leading us through and that this 
was our “BIG HURDLE” for 2008. I am joyful and feel that I have truly left this at the mercy 
seat. I am hopeful- yes HOPE-FULL, something I haven’t felt in a long while.
We serve an amazing and caring God and while today’s judgment was not the miracle that we 
hoped for- it is the miracle that God wanted for us.
Allow me to share the prayer that was on the slip of paper that I kept reading and reading today
 at the courthouse:
Give me courage, Lord, to believe you are providing a way of deliverance, even when 
the storm clouds are closing in. Remind me that you will never abandon me nor leave 
me hopeless. Amen.
To that I say: God IS GOOD!
And you reply: All The Time!

You are amazing!

6:42 PM, 2008-Jan-28 .. Posted by kjprice616

Your faith is just amazing to me ... I am definitely not where you are in my walk.

Kris

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8:17 PM, 2008-Jan-28 .. Posted by gabbie427

We will praise Him NO MATTER WHAT!! Good for you. Proud of you for handling this the way you think God wanted you to, even if it going to be hard!!!

God's Blessings,
Amy Jo

Thankful!

8:30 PM, 2008-Jan-28 .. Posted by Wendy...

I'm thankful. I've been praying for you. I even have told myhusband about you and I don't even know you! :0) May the Lord provide!!! Remain faithful and keep trucking! :0)