Neat New Guy

I went to church yesterday at 11am. I almost always do. But when I got there yesterday, there was this guy there that I knew I had seen before and that I had even spoken with once before, but I knew that I HAD to talk to him that day. I really didn't know what to say to him, it was just one of those certainties you can't shake, no matter how hard you try. At Greeting Time, I tried to get over to him, just to say hi. He was, however, all the way on the other side of the church and I didn't make it to him before I had to go back to my seat. When the service finished, I felt prompted again to go speak to him. All the way over I prayed, "God, please give me the words to say." (I really am very shy.) When I got over to him, I said the first thing that came to my mind, "I really don't remember your name at all..."

I am so smooth. He was very kind though, and kept the conversation going for quite a while. I mentioned my roommate several times because it seemed that she had several points of similarity with his lifestory that he was sharing with me. He was really quite open. I think it has something to do with my spiritual gift as an Ear. (If you don't understand, let me know and I will explain how people just seem to talk when I am around about things that they had no intention of saying out-loud but that needed to be said.) As we walked outside, I handed him one of my business cards and said good-bye.

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Later that evening, I was at a Super Bowl party and my roommate came in. She said that some guy from my church had called and told her about a social work job. She has been looking for one for a while, and so she was excited about this news. I asked her who it was that called. She told me that it was the guy I had felt like I had had to talk to. It was really odd that he was telling her about a job in the same field that he himself is looking for one. Nonetheless, I am super excited for her opportunity.

To be perfectly honest, I am also pretty impressed that this guy that I don't even know actually called me and that he had great news for my roommate, whom he has never met.