I made my way to the lobby of the Kimpton Monaco Hotel where I decided I would spend the rest of my time waiting for my room to be ready. There was a blazing fire behind glass that looked ever so inviting--of course this is where I elected to sit. A young 19 year old boy with braces, dressed in a button up shirt, dark blue jeans (most likely his best pairs) and some leather work boots sat in a lounge chair just there next to the fireplace. I asked him if he was waiting on someone to join him and he responded with saying that he was waiting for a manager for an interview but that I was welcome to sit with him while he waited. Being inquisitive as I am and seeing as he was clearly very nervous I decided to engage in conversation with him. Perhaps it will help to settle his nerves, I thought. He explained to me that he was in attendance at a local community college and doesn't know what he wants to do with his life but really needed this job. "I really need this job. I pray I get this job." Sounds like a line from a familiar Broadway musical A Chorus Line... "I really need this job. Please God, I need this job. I've got to get this job." As we sat there I asked him questions about what he thought his strengths were and he did his best to piece together the words to describe how he was cooperative, how he is a leader and very energetic. I told him these were all wonderful qualities encouraging him in each one and telling him how important all of these qualities were. Our conversation seemed to die a bit as I picked up my book and he picked up his phone, I made the leap. "Would you mind if I prayed for you?" I asked. He smiled and said, "That would be wonderful." I am so glad I got to have this conversation with Kyle and the opportunity to get to pray for him. Not soon after I finished praying with him my room was ready, he thanked me and I told him that I hoped and prayed he would get the job and if not that one that the perfect one would come along. I walked away from that lobby and Kyle has stuck with me. I wish I could have been a butterfly on the wall of the interview room, first off because who wants to be a fly on a wall, and secondly to find out just how the interview went. I wish I knew if he got the job or if another opportunity is coming along for him. It was only yesterday that all of this occurred so I'm sure it would be a few weeks till they let him know but even so...I will never know. But, he is on my mind and I'm entrusting that the Lord has amazing plans for him. It only takes 5 minutes to have a positive influence or impact on someones life. It only takes 5 minutes for someone else to impact your own.
