Divine Interruptions

Several years ago, my husband and I went on a vacation to Disney World. 

Since I'm a planner, I researched the best days and times to visit certain sights. But I also prayed that we'd be aware of divine appointments.

After waiting in a long line at one ticket booth, the elderly ticket employee started having computer trouble. She wanted to explain the details to us, and she also wanted to tell us about her recovery from a stroke. We listened patiently and sympathetically instead of rushing off. And afterwards we prayed for her.

Later, while going from one exhibit to another, a janitor approached us and started talking. He'd picked us out of the crowd to share his stories about his boyhood, wild asparagus, and his feisty grandmother. We listened and encouraged him. And afterwards we prayed for him.

Sometimes God leads us to share the gospel boldly with a stranger, but we felt that this time we were simply meant to listen and pray. That was what God had prepared for us to do (Ephesians 2:10). Perhaps those "divine interruptions" were important in ways we will never fully understand.

Whether we're on the battlefield (like the soldier in the photo) or simply talking with a clerk at the mall, it's important to realize God is in control of the people we meet—even when they interrupt our "perfect" schedule.

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