Every Thursday at 6:30 we have a men's Bible study. Stephen usually leads this group, but this week he was in Savannah so he asked me to fill in. Not too hard of a job, but still one that takes some effort and study. I prepared a basic outline, did some Greek study, read through a commentary, and came up with a page of notes and open ended questions to fuel the discussion. Well last night I didn't get much sleep, and I got to the place where we meet early with the anticipation that no one was going to show up. Safe to say I was in a bit of a bad mood.
6:30 rolls around then 6:35 and I was telling myself, "Two more minutes then I'm going up to the church to take a nap then get to work." I take a couple sips of coffee and in walks Taylor. Taylor has been going to the group longer than I have but even still I have not connected with him or gotten to know him. So I made it a point to just try and get to know him from the other end of the table.
We talked the entire hour about marriage, growth in Christ, and everything in between. I really got to know Taylor, and he got to know me. After an hour had passed he offered to buy me breakfast, and if you know me I never turn down a free meal. So at breakfast we continued our talk and we discussed my fund raising. By the end of the meal he had told me that he was going to talk to his wife about what they can contribute to me.
It went from a morning where I was tired and grouchy about no one showing up to Bible study, to me making a connection with someone and building a relationship. It's just amazing how the small things that happen show how active God is in our lives. Taylor had said he didn't even set his alarm because he didn't want to come today, but he still just popped awake at just the right time.
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