“We Interrupt This Moment to Bring You ….”
(This piece is about interruptions, the frustrations they cause, and how sometimes interruptions can be good. Personal reflections will be at the end of the piece, so as not to distract from the main point.)
The phone rings as you had just sat down to a meal. You answer it, only to find out its a solicitor with their usual scripted beginning: “Hello Mrs. … Smith. How are you doing today? Good. How would you like …” That’s an interruption, and it is frustrating, to say the least. Even if the caller is an old friend, the timing is still really off, and you are still being interrupted from eating your meal.
Sometimes we get interrupted when we are trying to do a quiet time, to have our time with the Lord, trying to get connected with Him before we start our day, or sitting down at night to talk about the day. Those interruptions can come from anywhere … a knock at the door, a phone call, random thoughts, someone talking to you. These interruptions are disruptive, and not at all helpful.
On the other hand, sometimes we need to be interrupted. If we are about to do something that will harm us, or say something mean that will harm others, we really need to be interrupted. When a child is about to run into the street, he or she really needs to be stopped in their tracks!
The interruption we need the most is when God himself interrupts our thoughts, words, plans, or actions to keep us from doing something harmful. That may come in many forms – a sudden loss of income or health, an unexpected turn of events, even strange things going on in the body, mind, or emotions. While God may not send these disruptive events, they can be used to reevaluate our life, our expectations, and our priorities. Is God interrupting you?
Whatever the cause or effect of the interruptions in our lives, we can all come to God, share our heart, our hurt and our confusion with Him. He will listen. All of life’s circumstances can create an opportunity for us to pour our heart out to God and to let Him pour His love into us. Whatever your life circumstances, God will be there with you and will see you through it. Its okay to tell Him what’s going on.
Until next time,
Pastor John
(Personal reflections: God has disrupted my life in ways I desperately needed in the areas of career and delays of circumstances. One of the results of this interruption is this writing. I hope you enjoy it, and that it brings you closer to Jesus.)
