I'm sure you all can relate to the real moments in life where you act and then question whether or not you did the right thing. I can't seem to shake this question and would like to enlist your Godly advice.
My wife and I have been praying about finding the right house to raise our growing family. We were house hunting today and moved quickly once we saw the house we wanted. It's a new home and the last of it's kind in the development. We didn't want to miss the opportunity. The agent indicated that there was another couple interested, but they were going to sleep on it. I told her we didn't have to sleep on it and convinced her right at closing time to take our deposit check required to take the house off the market. I expressed to the agent that I didn't want to undercut that couple, but really they wanted more time and we didn't. I also didn't want to go in Sunday morning to conduct a transaction.
I can't help but feel remorse over the way I was so hasty and potentially took an opportunity away from another couple. I'm obsessing about it and trying to figure out if I acted greedy or covetous by wanting that house now. Do I need to do something to make this right? I have been praying and asking God for His grace if I have done something against His will. If I have been covetous (which I suppose I have), how can I make this right?
Should I go back tomorrow and see if the couple comes back?
The whole process seems to be in such conflict with what Jesus teaches us about putting others first. Do you all have any insight or suggestions?
Thank you for reading. Marc
My wife and I have been praying about finding the right house to raise our growing family. We were house hunting today and moved quickly once we saw the house we wanted. It's a new home and the last of it's kind in the development. We didn't want to miss the opportunity. The agent indicated that there was another couple interested, but they were going to sleep on it. I told her we didn't have to sleep on it and convinced her right at closing time to take our deposit check required to take the house off the market. I expressed to the agent that I didn't want to undercut that couple, but really they wanted more time and we didn't. I also didn't want to go in Sunday morning to conduct a transaction.
I can't help but feel remorse over the way I was so hasty and potentially took an opportunity away from another couple. I'm obsessing about it and trying to figure out if I acted greedy or covetous by wanting that house now. Do I need to do something to make this right? I have been praying and asking God for His grace if I have done something against His will. If I have been covetous (which I suppose I have), how can I make this right?
Should I go back tomorrow and see if the couple comes back?
The whole process seems to be in such conflict with what Jesus teaches us about putting others first. Do you all have any insight or suggestions?
Thank you for reading. Marc