Interruption
Today, one thing stood out. Throughout the day, interruptions jumped out at me like popcorn in hot oil. They didn’t stop period. I started getting mad.
It shouldn’t be like that. I work in a church. THINGS IN CHURCH ARE SUPPOSED TO BE CALM, PATIENT, AND KIND. Unfortunately the image we have of what church should be is always higher than it will ever be. I got tired of these holy interruptions.
But…
Jesus is teaching me something. When I get interrupted, I don’t need to be unkind or mean. I don’t need to consider people annoying. I don’t need to get all mad and tell someone off. Jesus is not only the creator of the Universe, he is also the creator of distractions. And if distractions and interruptions are from God, I can treat them as such.
Jesus taught me to find meaning in every person who jumps in my life even when I don’t want to talk. He taught me that my time is not more valuable than his, and the two are more and more crossing into each other. Jesus is the Lord of Interruptions. I worship in them.
Beth Bilynskyj wrote:
Tolkien wrote a wonderful story called “Leaf by Niggle” about how God uses interruptions to form us into the kind of people He wants us to be. Check it out.
Posted on 02-Nov-07 at 12:28 pm | Permalink