Rainy days and Wednesdays
There is something that I just love about a good rainy day (especially after the extreme heat of last week). I don’t remember where I heard it first but the metaphor of rain being like God’s grace in our life. The rain comes down to clean and restore the earth, much like how God’s grace comes down on us to clean and restore us. Cue Todd Agnew’s “Grace Like Rain” in the background, good tune if you don’t have it or know it. Though today has been gloomy, the rain will cause the flowers and grass to perk up and make our world beautiful again.
I also love Wednesday’s. Many days during the week I make the 13 mile commute to our Harbor Campus to plan and coordainate services between our two campuses. I love our team and the people I get to work with, but I love the day that I get to spend working at the South Office (commonly known as the Panera Bread in Gurnee), love getting a drink and using the free WiFi.
It is at this South Office that I never know who I might run into. Conversations have been started with a guy named Mark, who runs a Home Inspection company. He has said that he is going to come visit but hasn’t yet. I’ve helped him get some business and he has helped me with some issues at my own house. I haven’t seen him in a while, but I pray for him regularly that we might meet again and that he might check outwhat we are doing at North Point.
I have also met a man named Sargon, who is one of the construction supervisors for the Gurnee Wal-Mart project (He tells me they are about done, we’ll see). He reads the Bible from time to time but has no real interest in church. He lives in another part of the city so North Point wouldn’t be convenient for him. We have enjoyed some religious and philosophical conversation. He seems cool with Jesus, but not so sure about all of His followers. He has promised to call or email me, hasn’t yet but still praying for the opportunity to tell him more about God’s love for him.
Where is your day taking you? We have two options each day. We can either feel like we HAVE to serve God and do what He says, or we can look at it as if we GET to serve God and do things that might bring Him glory. I admit there are some days that I look at it as a HAVE to, the Spirit isn’t always willing and the Flesh gets its way. There are other days when the Spirit is on overdrive and the Flesh is along for the ride, and doing God’s will is the natural by product.
Honestly, most days are lived somewhere in between. I wish I could say that I took advantage of every opportunity presented to me, but I don’t. I have become much better at recognizing open opportunities for conversations with strangers about what God is doing with me and seeing if they want to come along for the ride.
Can I offer a challenge? When the door opens, walk through. Who knows where the road may take you, and on the way God may use you to bring someone back to Him.
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