Baby Steps

I am realizing now that my time table for moving to the City was way off. First of all, I started talking with Starbucks in May. Just now in mid-September have they finished something off for me, and it isn't quite the position I aimed for in the beginning. More on that later. Also, apartment hunting is quite a lengthy process. I have yet to step into a possible home for myself. I think that tomorrow I'll have some break throughs on that. I am also searching for a second job as a waiter. I feel like I've made little or no progress on that. A few restaurant managers took my resume and two offered sincere advice but none have shown a glimmer of hope for employment. One thing is working quickly and that is my search for a church home. I have many options but today I went to Times Square Church and was blown away. The pastor, David Wilkerson, wrote a book that I read last summer. That is one reason I visited today and I definitely see the Lord's hand in that. It is an enormous congregation, around 5,000 I think. They meet at 51st and Broadway in an old theater. It is beautiful in side with intricate designs and paintings on the walls. I thought it was neat that there was an enormous crown looking carving in above the stage guarded by two angels. I usually hate cheesy things like this but it reminded me Christ the 'King' and it is in the middle of Times Square Church. Anyway, the music was great. A big choir and a seven piece band led a mixture of hymns and modern praise and the entire building shook to the beat of the praise. Everyone clapped and was sincerely singing to God. After that Pastor Wilkerson brought a message that was the opposite of low-key. More like, no-holds-barred style preaching. He spoke on the Holy Spirit and how Americans don't really let it into the church or experience it to the fullest. He put the fear of God into me and every other person in the room. I would go more into detail but you had to be there, because it was the Spirit of God.

So, I am taking baby steps toward making New York my home. God has a plan for me here, I learned that today. And he will provide in due time as long as I trust him to do it. I have a job and maybe a new church home. Now I get to be blessed with an apartment, maybe a roommate and a new job. Be in prayer.