Considering our relationship and His
place in my life, I decided I owed Him
more than that. Knowing that my decision was made
out of respect for the Lord gave me
peace.
If He was willing to fight for me, I
should be willing to trust Him. During that time, I learned a valuable
lesson about keeping my eyes on the
Lord rather than on the progress of
the battle.
I found a Christian attorney who
immediately counseled me to settle.
I wrote him a letter beginning with, “I
know you will understand why I am
choosing to fight this…” and I went
on to explain my position.
His response was, “I understand.” He
respected my decision (although
without much faith in it) and agreed
to defend me.
To be honest, my faith wasn’t very
high either. I had no idea what the
Judge of the Universe would decide.
The updates I received from my
attorney shook my emotions until I
made up my mind to ignore them as
best I could.
Ephesians 6:13 came to mind:
“…having done all, stand.” (NASB)
Then, one glorious day, I was notified
that the plaintiffs, for reasons
unknown, had simply dropped the
suit.
It was over.
Perhaps He would choose to
intervene; perhaps He wouldn’t.
But I set my will to receive the
verdict as from His hand and
emotionally gave Him permission not
to intervene should He decide not to.
I had no idea what
the Judge of the
Universe would
decide.
The attorney fees were less than half
of what the demand had been.
With a light heart, I paid the fees,
remembering Job 23:10: “When He
has tried me, I shall come forth as
gold. (NASB).”
Shari Weigerstorfer is a freelance
Christian writer, native to the West
Coast of America. When not indulging
in her passion for travel, she writes
from her home in Singapore. Other
articles by Shari can be found on her
site at Faithwriters.com
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