Labor Day Ramblings….
Yesterday was an awesome day at Life House. The Lord was so present. Many people commented after service how they felt God’s Spirit moving among us. God blessed with 96 present and many were “first timer’s”. We continue to see new people from the community and we continue to see a field that is “white unto harvest”. Pray for us as we labor in the harvest. We are praying for continued growth, dedicated members and people that “have a mind to work”. God blessed the services Sunday with great fellowship, people in the altar and a real spirit of worship.
Sunday night we had Praise & Prayer Service and it went great. Our people began to share their hearts about their desire for Life House and for what they long for God to do in and through it. Circle prayer closed the service and we dismissed to go out to Hwy. 82 for an end of the year fellowship. Some 43 people showed up and ate burgers, many swam, drove the golf cart and just “hung out”. Great time of fellowship and getting to know each other better.
Today was Labor day. I planned to try to get some yard work done. Since we are almost never home and when we do come home it’s usually late ….the yard really needed some serious attention. I felt that “TODAY WAS THE DAY” and was gonna jump right in and get it done. One of my new friends, that I met at church this weekend, asked if he could come help. All I had to do is go by and pick him up and he wanted something to do today. I began mowing about mid-morning and while starting the front yard a neighbor – a man from down the street that we have been praying for, came riding up on his LARGE commercial mower and started mowing. I was shocked. When we got through mowing the front yard, I was going to let it dry so I could go over it again later. I headed out to pick up my new friend and bring him to help and when we got back he started “weed-eating” and I started cutting limbs and clearing some fence that needed it. Later I jumped on the riding mower and was going around back to mow and the neighbor came riding up again with his mower and helped get it done too!! When I thanked him he just said, “I just wanted to help. I would have mowed the back when I was over here the first time but didn’t think the back gate was open.” 18 months ago he would barely look our way, barely wave and for months never spoke to us. This is the second time he’s helped me with my yard. – GOD IS UP TO SOMETHING IN HIS HEART! Pray for HIM. I won’t give his name out here but God knows who he is. Anyway, to close this blog (I warned you that it was rambling) – I’m thankful for the help these two men gave me today. 18 months ago I probably wouldn’t have felt comfortable in their presence. I probably would have spoken quickly and moved on. I wouldn’t have allowed them in my life and surely not in “my space”. What a blessing I would have missed. One knows the Lord and has “come home” to Him after having problems in his life recently. One of them needs the Lord and i’m praying that somehow He might be saved soon. Pray for Cindy and I to be the witness’ we need to be. Long day, yard looks great - till tomorrow….NIGHT! Pastor James