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“That’s kind of what I thought.”

“But it doesn’t hurt to work on it. There are always things that we can do to be better.”

“Yeah. And sometimes things just take time. I get it.”

They worked in silence for a while and then chatted about the church and the things that were going on there while they finished putting up the stall wall.

“All right. I think I’m going to call it quits for tonight,” Pastor said as he stepped back and looked at their work.

“Not too shabby for midnight,” he said as he surveyed the wall they just built.

“I like it. I appreciate you helping me. Went twice as fast.”

“Good company always makes time fly.” Pastor waved, then started for the door. “I’ll pray about it. I wish I could do more, but that is probably the best thing to do anyway. We always feel like we need action, where sometimes we just need faith and trust.”

“That’s true. I want to do it, but sometimes I need to step back and allow God to do it.”

“Exactly. But that doesn’t mean we stop looking for opportunities where God has opened the door and expects us to lend a hand.”

“I’ll keep that in mind. I definitely have my eyes open, and I’m looking.”

Pastor nodded, then he turned and disappeared into the darkness.

Davis put his tools away as he thought about his conversation with Pastor.

He closed the stable doors and stood at the end, looking out across Lake Michigan.

If God could create all of that, create the stars above, and worlds that humans hadn’t even discovered, he was certainly more than capable of taking charge of Davis’s life.

It was a reassuring thought and one that settled down easy in his soul. He wasn’t good at patience; in fact, he was terrible at having patience. But maybe that was part of what God was trying to teach him. After all, he didn’t want to walk through this world never learning anything, and trials and hardships were the best teachers.

With that thought, and after glancing at the cottage which was completely dark, he turned and headed toward the steps and his apartment.

Chapter 16

As Kim got ready forchurch the next morning, she had a small discussion with herself. She’d been struggling with the guilt of pushing Davis out of the home that he had paid to rent. That he had signed a contract for.

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