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DO YOU PRAY FOR A SALE?

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Services for Real Estate Pros with Midamerica Referral Network

DO YOU BARGAIN WITH GOD?


Have you ever prayed for a sale?  I have.  I've asked the Lord to send me a serious buyer, as I'm driving  to the office in Shell Knob for floor time.

DOVES

There is also my twice daily prayer for my big listing just outside Shell Knob, which I have to drive by twice daily.  I am calling it sold, and thanking the Lord for the sale.  No - I'm not planting statues of St. Joseph - but obviously some people are, if I find ads for the statues in my real estate magazine!



Prayer has been on my mind lately.  I came across a new thought from a book I'm using in my daily quiet time," 31 Days of Praise".  It is in the concluding, daily prayer they suggest, in which you cover most of the parts of your life, that the final portion stuck out.  It is something that I've NEVER prayed.

HOW WILL I DIE?

The prayer : "I give You my body and each of its members... my entire inner being......................WHEN AND HOW  I'LL GO HOME".   It's this last part that has got me to  thinking.  As a Seasoned Citizen, I know the 'WHEN' part could happen any day, and as I read our local obituaries, I have a curiosity as to HOW these souls have died.


Will I be hit by a train, drown in a boat accident, die in the hospital after months of fighting cancer?  I have two close friends currently dying of cancer.



My mother-in-law sat down in her favorite chair and died instantly when her heart stopped.  As for me, I will continue to leave it up to my Lord WHEN AND HOW I'LL GO HOME.

Comments (5)

Jean Powers
Kane & Associates call 510.908.9002 - Alameda, CA
CRS,e-PRO,HAFA,SFR Broker, Northern California

I believe in the power of prayer and think positive thoughts daily

May 25, 2008 05:29 AM
Valerie Osterhoudt
Johnson Real Estate, Inc. - Cromwell, CT
ABR, Cromwell, CT Real Estate ~ 860.883.8889

Prayer and Faith can be very powerful.  Remember "FAITH is no believe tht God can.  It is knowing that HE will.

May 25, 2008 05:46 AM
Susan Emo
Sotheby's International Realty Canada - Brokerage - Kingston, ON
Kingston and the 1000 Islands Area

I believe that our Buyers are all around us and I pray that I will recognize them!   Everything is already in place and when the time is right it will all come together.  But, I also believe that the Sellers have to be ready as well, living their life in a way that will be rewarded.  It makes the job easier when I remember that I am not in control of the results!

May 25, 2008 06:00 AM
Andrew Trevino
ADT Real Estate - Wilkes Barre, PA
Wilkes-Barre Homes For Sale

Joan,

I'll leave it up to Him too. In the meantime, I could use a sale or two.

May 25, 2008 08:04 AM
Anonymous
Anonymous

I've been thinking about this alot over the past few days and I realized that I don't pray or ask for a sale.  I say 'thankyou' for providing me with all I need to make it happen.  I give thanks for having the people placed before me.  I know all will be provided for as long as I recognize that this is so.    Does this make sense?    I guess it is a powered up Attitude of Gratitude!

May 28, 2008 06:37 AM
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