First Night ... Well Kind of

Brett and I got the go ahead on moving into the house! We knew the house would be ours the beginning of August but they moved out a couple of days before that so we stayed the night on Friday. The day first started with us loading up the car with the futon mattress, two plastic cups, and minimal clothes. And of course linens. I brought along some games to play while we stayed in our living room with no TV and my lap top to rent a Redbox and watch together. We unloaded the car of all the things I had brought and started on the yard. The house doesn't have a sprinkler system so we bought hoses and hooked them up with these tractor things that water the yard. We didn't realize how long it would take so we went ahead and went to Fuzzy's for a quick bite to eat by the house. Then off to get dessert and sparkling wine to toast to a new adventure!


Back in our empty house, we decided to watch The Lincoln Lawyer. Right before the movie started, Brett asked if I would pause it for a moment. I had no idea what he was going to do but he didn't surprise me when he stepped up to be the leader of our family and said he would like us to pray over the house. I prayed first and then Brett.


The next morning, Brett had to go into work for a few hours and I went to the church for a half day of prayer to complete the class we are both taking, Equipped Disciple. During these four hours of just the Lord and me, I thought I would search to see what scripture said about hospitality. Here are a couple of things that I found:


1 Peter 4:9 - Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.


Romans 12:13 - Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality.


Hebrews 13:2 - Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.


Titus 1:8 - Rather he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.


1 Timothy 5:10 - and is well known for her good deeds, such as bringing up children, showing hospitality, washing the feet of the saints, helping those in trouble and devoting herself to all kinds of good deeds.


The last verse is talking about a widow but I truly want this to be what people say about me at the end of my life. I want to pray these verses over my new house or wherever I am for the rest of my life. Brett and I both want this house to be used by the Lord. That could mean people spending the night, hosting community groups, future foundation groups, Bible Studies, fellowship ... the list is endless! I know this is only the beginning but I am so excited already!