Expect the Unexpected

Today was one of those work days where it’s good to smile and laugh because every problem known to man crawled out from under the rug. Honestly, I was a little disappointed with the day and didn’t really feel like work or ministry was very productive. I am now repenting of my little faith and for actually thinking I do the Lord’s work on my own! Towards the end of the day a lady who sits in a cubicle near me stopped by. We talk every now and then, but we don't have much in common. To accurately describe her (please understand this is not slander, but fact) she is someone I usually get along with, a lesbian, single mother, going through a terrible break-up with a live-in partner, in the process of looking for a new home for both her and her son and outwardly not interested in the Lord. Again I must repent for we do have a big thing in common; we are both sinners, which means I need Jesus just as bad as she does. She popped into my cube and said, “Just wanted to let you know I prayed with my son last night for the first time. Things have been really hard lately and I thought it might be time to pray.” Praise Jesus! God you are amazing… you brought someone to my cube and they are ministering to my lack of faith! Again God brought an opportunity to plant a little seed as I told her I would be praying for her and her son. I also told her I’m glad she prayed and God is like a friend who wants to be there with her in the good, bad and ugly. She smiled and walked away. Pray for this woman and her son… God is at work! Literally!!!