Under Control

Hebrews 2:8 "Now in putting everything in subjection to him, he left nothing outside his control."

There is nothing outside His control. I feel like I need to repeat that over and over like a mantra. We are in the middle of selling our house. We have a contract on our house and we have a contract on the house we are buying. Closing dates have both been set for November 21. Then...... yesterday, we get a call from our realtor telling us that our house appraised SIGNIFICANTLY lower than the purchase price on our house. I felt sick immediately. All I could think was "What are we going to do??" Of course I immediately started praying asking God the same kinds of questions "What is your plan in this? This seems hopeless." And of course He answered me back.. because that's what He does. In that quiet voice that I have come to recognize very well, He answered me back.. "Don't you trust me?"
I think this verse was another answer to me this morning. It isn't a coincidence that I would read this in my quiet time with Him this morning. "There is nothing outside my control." He owns our house. It doesn't really belong to us. If He wants to sell it, then it will appraise for what it needs to appraise for. My answer to his question "Don't you trust me?" can be a wholehearted "YES! I trust you completely! You have ALWAYS been faithful and you have NEVER left me alone to deal with overwhelming circumstances." He has never disappointed me. He may not let our house sell. But I can trust Him because I know his heart. Because I have taken time to get to know Him and recognize His voice. I know I can trust him always. What a place of peace this is. That no matter what kind of storm or problem may come our way, He has everything under control.