Through skillful and godly Wisdom is a house (a life, a home, a family) built, and by understanding it is established [on a sound and good foundation], And by knowledge shall its chambers [of every area] be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
(Prov. 3-4, AMP)

By 1968, Ken and I had never owned a home. Actually, we hadn't even rented a home that was really desirable!

This was about the time we began to learn how to apply the Word to our lives. This was also the time we found the scripture that says to keep out of debt and owe no man anything, except to love one another (Rom. 13:8, AMP).

Kenneth and I had already made a commitment to obey God's Word no matter what, so when we saw this verse, we immediately stopped charging any purchases or borrowing money.

Well, the one material thing in this life that I really wanted was a nice home. When I was a little girl I didn't play with dolls much but I did play "house."

In 1968, to buy clothes or to have a car without debt looked impossible for us. But to pay cash for a home? I had never heard of such a thing. My mother and dad never even owned a home of their own and at this time I was in my mid-twenties.

But I found scriptures to build my expectations and to make my stand for a home. And one of the main scriptures I stood on was this passage in Proverbs 24. This verse bought the house and then filled it up!

I'd tell the Lord, "By faith I see both our family and our house built by the wisdom of God! I see the knowledge of God filling every chamber with precious and pleasant riches."

When the situation looked impossible, I would hang on to that scripture. The devil would say things like, You sure can't ever have a new house now. Whoever heard of paying cash for a house? How could you ever get the money?But I had also found another scripture:

And God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation].
(2 Cor. 9:8, AMP)

Because of this scripture I could say in faith, "God is able! I don't have to know how He will get our new house. All I have to do is trust that He is able, and He will do it."

For a long time it looked as if there were no way we could ever own a house. Until our decision to "get out and stay out" of debt, we had borrowed money for everything we bought. In the natural, paying cash for a home seemed so impossible.

But I kept confessing, "God is able. I see my house filled with precious riches!" I didn't give up. In the meantime God provided us a good place to live, but it wasn't ours.

Well, it took patience to stand in faith for that house. It didn't happen in a year. It didn't happen in two years. But after six years of growing in the wisdom and knowledge of God, we purchased our first home—with cash!

The first house took six years. The next house (principal residence) took three weeks (1980). At this writing we are preparing to build our dream home. Before the plans were finished, the money was there. GLORY TO GOD—HE IS ABLE!

For over 30 years this home has been prepared by faith in the Word of God and by sowing seed for it with words and money. Harvest time is here!

We didn't go from a little rent house to a dream home in one step. God has, over these 30 years of faith, given us every home we asked for, and we have been so blessed.

In the walk of faith you can't despise small beginnings. Through faith and patience you inherit the promises (Heb. 6:12).


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Eagle Mountain International Church, Inc.
aka:  Kenneth Copeland Ministries