Second Sunday Supper,.... and how it blessed me today

It was nice to see everyone at the Second Sunday Supper today. Irene and I talked about having pot-luck dinner at my home church, the Community Reformed Church of Manhasset 2 or 3 times periodically this year, perhaps even a Valentines Day Dance in February 2009. Would anybody be up for that? If so, let me or Irene know and we will get to work on it.

This morning I watched Charels Stanley talk about loneliness. Did anyone else see that? It was all good information and guidance,.. but no big breakthroughs there for me today. REAFFIRMATION! Yes, that I must tame my work-to-survive schedule and be more deliberate about connecting with people. I'm not saying I know how to do that, or even that I can actually begin to do that: just saying that I know I need to.

Then I watched Creflo Dollar talk about God having created a purpose for each of our lives. He asked some questions to help us recognize our purpose. Questions like: "What is the deepest desire of your heart?"; "What stirs your passions?"; What flows naturally out of you?"; "Where do you produce fruit?" Honestly, I didn't like any of my answers. I used to have exciting answers to these questions, but after 12 years of being single and striving to keep my children in their school district,.. I'm tired. Meeting my responsibilities is presently the deepest desire of my heart. I'll have to pray about that,.. though I do, already, with out ceasing. That was depressing.

So then, I went to do an open house, and after that started out to Babylon to the Second Sunday Supper. I was turned around by a call from a potential new client who wants to buy a house. Without my immediately attending to it, I knew they would just find the next agent, SO, I showed them 2 houses before getting back on the road. I was an hour late. BUT at least I got there this time. I talked with Michael, Vince, Rosalie, Darleen, Irene, Jerry and others.

I was told some people were going to FFI in Farmingdale, after dinner to see a guest speaker. I didn't know who it was, nor what the topic would be. I did not even know how to get to "FFI". But I said, "God, I will point my self toward route 109. If You want me at this event, I know I will find the place." I found it.

Well the speaker turned out to be Ruthanne Garlock, talking about Spiritual Warefare.
BOY, did I need that! From her podium, through her mouth, God was speaking directly to me. And in such a personal way I can't even share it here. If I were at the radio station, I'd play "Awaken" by Natalie Grant. (I'll do that tomorrow). I also learned about the "Tenderhearted Ministry" which takes place at "FFI", the same time I'm live on the radio,... so I can't go there. But who knows how God will move to arrange that connection.

So, out of obedience, I made the attempt to fellowship,.. which is a struggle for me. And God immediately rewarded that with the blessing of this RIGHT-ON teaching which ministered to the places where I was feeling weak and damaged. When she said that one of the weapons of spiritual warfare was a prayer partner,.. and that we should get one if we did not have one. I wanted to shout-out, "can you get that at Wal-Mart?" - my answer to prayer-partner is the 700 Club. I call them and say, "I need a 2 or more".

Tomorrow, I have to figure out why my 2008 car is not working, get to an office meeting at 10 and meet another new client at 10,.. for starters,. take care of my teenagers,.. pay some bills and get to the radio station by 7PM to spend blessed time with WLIX listeners and God, and home by 11:30PM,.. if my car is working. So, my day will run me again tomorrow. And I don't yet know when I will tame it. But TODAY,.. I was blessed, and I remembered, for a moment,.. where to find spiritual strength. Thanks Irene. Thanks Ruthanne. What you do matters.