Being Blessed With Debt

Have you ever experienced the feeling of being completely helpless and lost?  I felt that way in November of 2007 when I was scary close to losing my house, my marriage and possibly everything I had.  Fortunately we found Dave Ramsey and began to read his books and implement his principles.  Now here we sit years later having passed through the horrible experience of actually losing a home to foreclosure.  We have even lost several rental properties, sold cars and RV's, eliminated unnecessary items, cut cable TV and our home phone because we hated our debt more than we loved that STUFF.

Today we look back and laugh.  Hard to believe that any of this would be funny but it is.  God has an amazing sense of humor.  I believe that God speaks to us often.  Sometimes we are too consumed with ourselves and therefore we fail to pay attention.  Let's just say that he found a way to get my attention.  Too bad for me that I was not listening the first time.  

But now, that nightmare that I lived for 16 months has turned into a massive blessing.  My wife and I started teaching FPU in January of 2008 and have not stopped.  We teach anywhere from 3-5 sessions a year.  We have helped to bring Dave's wisdom to hundreds of families and in the process they have paid off well over a million dollars in debt.  

So now I can honestly say that I have been Blessed with Debt.  What a blessing it has been!