I have an interview next week. I’m so excited. I can’t wait until Wednesday. I hope I get the job. I’ve been praying for God’s help and I feel good about the opportunity.
Not that the job will pay over the top money. In fact it will pay me less than I’m making now, about 5K less. However the job will bring me home.
I’ve been working in the
My corporate housing runs out tomorrow and I have next week off so this job would be just in time. Just like God, right on time.
The waitress hands you several napkins saying “one for your lap and one for your lip, no use wasting a sleeve.” Great attitude, bright and cheery with her hair pulled back, quality southern draw. I would've felt like I was deep in the
I met the owner Al Baker. He played DE for the Lions, Browns and Vikings in his younger days. Al has a larger than life personality that can be heard all over the restaurant. A customer requested a fork and Al got him one but everyone knew a guy in a tie asked for a fork in a southern BBQ joint. Al says “These are my Mama’s recipes and I don’t think they have ever been eaten with a fork but I’ll get you one; right away!” As he walks across the room he laments out loud “Do you people believe this guy wants a fork? Down south we just ate with our hands.” On and on he went, all the way form one end of the restaurant to the other. The whole place was laughing, even the guy in the tie.
I had the pulled pork with sweet potato fries and sweet tea. Quality goods! It had the right amount of apple wood smoke.
As I left the waitress suggested that I keep the sun on my face and the wind at my back. I was headed back to
Al Baker pictured above.
Mark 10:49-52
49Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." So they called to the blind man, "Cheer up! On your feet! He's calling you." 50Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.
51"What do you want me to do for you?" Jesus asked him.
The blind man said, "Rabbi, I want to see."
52"Go," said Jesus, "your faith has healed you." Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.
Wow what a day. Bartimaeus had an awesome day. He cried out "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" and it happened. Jesus healed him right there. Bartimaeus asked for what he wanted and he got it.
Is it all about faith? I don’t know. I love me some Jesus and I know He’ll take care of me but, Man; He rarely takes care of me the way I want Him to take care of me.
Don’t get me wrong I have been blessed. I married up, I have the best kids around, I have great friends, and my church community has been so awe inspiring its unbelievable. Yet when I’m in that place, man…
I know He’s going to come through. He knows my needs. I’ve seen Him move in my life and others. When the chips are down, He shows up BIG.
But in that time I guess I should cheer up! Get on my feet! Because He’s calling me to have faith so He can heal me.
Sounds easy!
Last Saturday I met a guy that recently got out of prison. The guy has been working on cars to pay for the hotel he lives in. He got cheated by a guy that lured him away from a job that paid him “less” by not paying him at all. He got his old job back but needed the money to pay for the next week’s hotel bill.
The terms of his parole keep him from staying in a shelter or halfway house. That means if he didn’t get the cash he’d be living under a bridge in the cold. If you hadn’t noticed it’s been way too cold in
I don’t know what he did to get locked up but it must have been incredibly bad. It was bad enough to be segregated from other parolees and the homeless. Wow! At first I was uneasy but after talking to the guy for a several minutes I realized that he was trying to turn his life around.
He had accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior. Also he had a better than expected knowledge of the bible. I was still slightly uncomfortable, after all the bible is well known by the dark side.
I asked if there was anything he would like to pray about and we addressed these things with the Lord. While we were praying I saw the grill of a reptile that had at least a hundred very narrow and sharp teeth. Now that I think about it I’m surprised that I had no fear or judgment toward the man. As we prayed the image became bright white. When we were done this 5’ 11”, 240 pound guy with big rough hands was reduced to tears. God showed up right then and there.
He phoned his boss and he felt like he would be working the next morning to pay for a nights stay in the hotel. Also his boss sounded like he would pay him daily for his work so he could have a place to stay. His friend was moving to town this weekend and he could live with him. That meant if he could get through the night he would most likely be out of the cold at least for now.
The Lord took care of everything, even the cash for a room for the night. I hope he makes it.
People will come in to get help with real “Oh my God” situations. Some are going to need help keeping their home; some will need help getting control of their check book. Also some will come in to get a live music fix or maybe just to hang out and visit.
Its part of the church I belong to. I guess this building is church light. It’s called the
I walked through the place, along with others, and prayed for the people soon to be coming, volunteering and managing the place. We wrote scripture on the back of the sheet rock that will soon be the walls.
Way too cool.
Check out the project.
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