He's Setting The Table

I have been watching things develop recently that are very encouraging. I sense a momentum toward something that I haven't felt in years. It seems like the the Lord is preparing the way for what He wants me to do in particular. I am very encouraged about what I believe is about to happen.

About a week ago I wrote in this blog about a guy named Rick. His wife left him 25 years ago for a Pentecostal minister who later became an alcoholic. Rick also has a bi-polar son and he is a major concern to Rick. Rick calls me every week now on Sunday morning about getting together. He's still selling off his baseball card collection and he likes doing business with me. Last Sunday we were to meet at a flea market in the Bridgeville area. On the way down to meet Rick, I sensed the Lord wanting me to pray for Rick and to continue to offer him encouragement. You can imagine the jaded view of Christianity that Rick might have after his wife left him for a preacher.

When I arrived at the flea market I approached Rick and he quickly offered me a book of baseball cards. Rick has recently torn his Achilles tendon and wears a cast. I started our conversation by asking Rick how the foot was coming along. Eventually I had Rick's full attention and I told him that I had been thinking about his situation a lot lately and that I had been praying for him. I also gave him a little assignment. I ask him to keep me informed of any significant change in his life especially in regard to his son and ex wife so that I could pray accordingly. He didn't say much at the time but later on Rick told me that he thought the Lord sent me into his path for a reason. I was a bit stunned by that comment because I haven't really heard anybody outside the institutional church say something like that to me since my early days in the Lord. It felt good to hear him say that. I felt a sense of real purpose and more importantly I believe that the Lord is orchestrating these events.

It seems like this fraternity of sports minded chaps just might be the field that God may have me work. I don't think that I would have ever seen this as a possibility while connected to institutionalized Christianity. The picture is starting to develop right before my eyes. God wants to work with me and through me in every day life. That's how it was at my beginning with the Lord. He's setting the table right where I am and so I am now living day to day with great expectations. I feel like I'm in a new chapter now. I don't want to read to far ahead. That spoils everything. As they say in the blogging world, I'll keep you posted!