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Still no news

I called the debt settlement agency today (had to leave a message). They said I would hear from them "at the latest, Thursday morning."
I didn't.
Am I surprised? No.
Is it frustrating? Most definitely.
The main thing is I have to wait on them to do something about settling this debt because we are under contract with them.
If I had known then what I know now . . . . .
With the economy and real estate the way it is . . . . not a week goes by that we don't get some sort of snail mail or email from one of these "debt help agencies"- singing their own praises of how they can do the impossible for you.
Reality is that what they can do- you can do for yourself. These agencies all have a monthly fee for their services (that's how they make their money). You can negotiate on your own behalf and you won't charge yourself a monthly fee!
I will be overjoyed the day our contract with this agency is through. I will rejoice.
But I also want to remember- no matter how bad this situation has been, how scary and unnerving- I want to remember how God has held us up and carried us through. If I were to pinpoint a praise in this midst of this it is that God is in control. Time and time again He has held me up when I had nothing more to give. He has made a way through circumstances that I thought were going to swallow us up. Even though I wish we'd never gotten into this mess to begin with- I am thankful for how God had reminded me again and again and again that He holds my hand.
And so- even though I am frustrated with the waiting and the wondering if this settlement will come through and if it will really be something we can work with-- I am not worried. I know that God is in control and I no longer doubt. I do not doubt- I no longer think that while God can, I'm afraid He won't. My hope rests in God because He knows best. Better than that- He is. What I mean is that God endures. He has never not been and He always will be. He knows my past, He knows my present and He knows my future. What better hands could I be in?

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10:28 AM, 2008-Feb-22 .. Posted by gabbie427

How upsetting that they won't get back to you. I hope they get this settled soon!

God's Blessings,
Amy Jo