Thick Face, Black Heart by Chin-Ning Chu

Author:Chin-Ning Chu [CHU, CHIN-NING]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780759525276
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2010-01-30T05:00:00+00:00

A gentle, clear voice from the depth of my being replied, “What was right for Job is not right for you. Job wanted the test for his own satisfaction. He wished to prove his love of me to himself. It was not I who needed the proof. There is no need for you to be destitute for my sake. I assure you I will be with you always. You are my very own. My blessing goes with you everywhere. You shall have no lack.”

I wept uncontrollably for over half an hour. They were tears of relief and gratitude. The burden I had carried all my life dissolved in an instant; it disappeared like melting ice. At this time, I heard the sweet voices of the school students singing “America the Beautiful,” echoing through the side door behind the altar. I thought to myself, it is not by accident that on the back of the American dollar bill is printed “In God We Trust.” Whoever designed the dollar bill understood that the foundation of our money system was God’s grace—therefore, “In God We Trust.” Our founding fathers trusted God as the supporter and sustainer of our monetary system, yet I had so little faith. I wept even harder.

As I walked out of the church, Judy met me at the front door. Through her tearful eyes, I knew she had just had a similar experience. We looked at each other and simultaneously spoke out, “Let’s go buy a house.” We went to see the new houses on the market. We bought two houses within two hours.

I had no idea how I was going to pay for them. I didn’t even have my share of the down payment. Judy and I were in an extraordinary state, though. We experienced no lack, only abundance. In that state of mind, anything is possible. I told her I only had a few thousand dollars in my bank account. I said it without guilt or apology. Judy said, “I will loan you the money.”

Judy’s husband had just been laid off a month earlier by Rockwell International and was temporarily out of a job. Rockwell gave him some stocks as compensation for his fifteeen years of service. Judy sold the stocks, loaned me the down payment, and I became the proud (50 per cent) owner of two lovely homes in the prestigious neighborhoods of Studio City and Sherman Oaks in Southern California. We had a transformation of our attitudes about money.

Nothing had to make sense anymore. It was illogical for Judy to loan me the money and for me to own half the house; furthermore, she had no idea how I was going to pay her back, and neither did I. It was even more illogical for her to sell her only financial security while her husband was out of work. Engineering jobs were scarce; there were layoffs everywhere. But as your attitude changes, your relationship to your reality changes also.

After that day, everything we touched turned to gold.

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