Say “Yes” to a Date Night with Jesus

Life is a Journey.

This is kind of a “girly” moment.  I am not much in to chick flix so this is a stretch for me, but here goes…

Think of those sitcoms or movies when the guy asks the girl out for a date.  She finally says, “Yes.”  So, throughout the show, the guy is working with friends and family to make the date very special for the girl.   They do stuff together.  They spend time talking with other people.  They have a wonderful time.  The evening was amazing.

I had an evening very similar to that recently.  All I had to do was say “Yes” when he asked me.  Here’s my version of that sitcom.

Grace Chapel of the Coast sometimes hosts events for ladies who are part of the Family Recovery Center  (FRC)in Oceanside.  These ladies are part of a program to help them get their lives back on track.  In January we had a day of pampering for them which was a lot of work.  After that, we were to have a Valentine’s Day dinner.  Two big events in as many months.  Manpower becomes an issue.  Volunteers are great, but you can wear out your welcome pretty quickly if you as for too much too quickly. 

“Okay, Lord, you still want to do this?”

“Christine, I still want to do this ‘date night.’  Will you do this for me?”

“Yes.”

I could have gone about it with a heavy heart, but I was actually pretty content.  Whether I had a lot of people or just a couple, this dinner was going to happen.  Then things started to fall into place.

“We can put an announcement for volunteers in the church bulletin.”

“Sure.  I will send you some verbiage for the announcement.” 

A few weeks passed and then I got a call from my friend, Margaret.  She is phenomenal when it comes to planning, decorating, etc.  She offered to decorate the room and tables.  And then she said that she has a friend, Melissa, who has done catering and another friend, Suzanne, who is also a decorator, would like to help out.  They all have kids who can serve the dinners.  Melissa shared the opportunity with her church; the congregation decided to donate the money for the pot roast. 

Another friend sent regrets that she and her husband would not be able to be there to help but then donated money to purchase the roses that were given to each of the ladies at FRC.  Two couples who host a Saturday Bible study group decided they would come to help, too.  The church’s assistant pastor, Jose, got several men to hand out roses and seat the ladies at their tables.  One of the workers at FRC made special arrangements to come in on the day of the event to help the ladies get dressed (so as to be dressed appropriately for the event and for those helping with the event). 

I showed up just before the first dinner was served. 

We spent time talking with each other as we ate dinner. Everyone seemed so happy.  I know Jesus was there.

We had a wonderful time. 

The evening was amazing.

All it took was to say, “Yes,” when He asked me for a date night.