News from Hummingbird Lake~ Opportunities~

Opportunities~

     Due to a change in our otherwise busy schedule we've found time to try a few new things.

     One day while we were running errands Lane received a phone call and before he was able to answer it, it went to voicemail. When he checked the voicemail it was from a man that he had meet more than six months before at work. This man had been a customer and for a reason Lane can't remember he had Lane's name and phone number in his billfold. This call was at an opportune time, we had been praying for direction, knowing that we needed to do something but not knowing what the "something" was.
     (There is an interesting element to this man's call though, previously I had gone to a conference at our church last September, in Lane's place. He had a ticket for the conference because it was going to be part of his school attendance, however he had to work. At the conference I sat at a long table with seven other people, mostly couples. I was really drawn to the couple directly across from me. They had an integrity and earnestness that I really appreciated. I wanted to introduce them to Lane and even wrote their names down so I wouldn't forget! I never saw the people again at church and so never had a chance to introduce them. However God must of wanted them to meet also because the same couple ate at Lane's restaurant and ended up with Lane's information! Lane did remember this couple, but neither of us knew the other person had met them and Lane had not remembered even giving his number. This man just happened to be cleaning out his billfold and ran across Lane's name again and called him just to visit. This man is Pastor Gilbert, during the time he shared with Lane the times for Bible Study, Prayer and Sunday Service was in their home.)
     Opportunity 1~ One Thursday that Lane had off and we had an opening in our schedule, because of no school schedule, we decided to go to Pastor Gilbert's prayer meeting. The weather was nice and Lane had invited a coworker to go to the meeting with us so we left home early and planned to grab a bite to eat, then meet the coworker before the meeting. On a whim we drove down to the City Market to grab a burrito at a little restaurant that we had been to the summer before. The owner of the restaurant was one of Lane's customers occasionally and we had enjoyed the City Market area but had not really had much time to visit it while Lane was in school. Unfortunately we arrived there at a little after 4 and found the restaurant closed, we stood there for a moment and tried to decide what we wanted to do from here. Lane saw the manager inside the store and tapped on the window just to wave at him but the manager(Scott) came to the door and invited us in for chips and salsa(yum!). We told him we had driven down there for the restaurant and sat down and enjoyed the chips and salsa while we visited with him. Lane knew him slightly, because as a customer at the restaurant where Lane worked there wasn't really time to have a long conversation.
     Opportunity 2~ As we talked Scott revealed to us that he has a strong passion for God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit as we shared with him our lives and path also. We really enjoyed talking to him and getting to know him and his heart. He shared about his business, family and church and we shared about our reason for being in Kansas City(God's calling). We explained that we were heading to a prayer meeting and needed to leave we said our goodbyes. The next day Scott and his family came to Lane's restaurant and he asked Lane for his phone number and email address. We received an email from him and he told Lane he really wanted to talk to him and ended up telling him that he had been praying for a while and felt that our meeting the day before was part of what God was showing him. In their phone conversation he offered Lane a job with the expectation of advancement and responsibility in connection to his restaurant. We don't know exactly where all of this will lead us, we're content to wait on God's direction and timing, but Lane is in training there.
    The point of all of this is that this happened because of the change in our schedule and involvements. God can only lead us if we are willing to give Him the time and space to do it. If we insist on running our own lives He will allow us to do it, but then we can't expect to have His guidance and blessings that are available if we live in His will.