What Am I Missing?

We run through our days, going from one moment or event to the next as quickly as we can. This hurry is excused as a “lifestyle”. Most of us believe the lie that the more we do the better we will be. Yes, this is a lie. More is not always better, most of the time more is just more.

Although, there is a sense of accomplishment that comes with doing so much, but what is the cost? Stress levels are at an all time high, medical issues, and some all-important traditions are being dismissed due to scheduling conflicts – like family dinners, and divine appointments.

Gotta be honest here, not trying to do more is something I have to consciously be aware of. This morning I was contemplating putting off getting an over-due oil change, again, but I decided that with my gear and the ability to write on my iPad I could work while I waited. So I went.

Little did I know that God had put a woman and her daughter in the waiting room of this dealership that I needed to meet. I did not see this as I walked up…because I had plans to write – this blog post to be exact. The interruption that came next was nothing more than heaven sent. We had a brief discussion about the TV show that was on (Elmo’s something or other) and I asked how many kids she had. Three she said: Grace (who was there with her) and two sons – Jacob and Christian. OK…REALLY? I closed my back pack, sat back, and asked where they went to church.

The conversation that followed was both inspiring and humbling as she shared how God has and was working in their family’s life, and the miracles they have been recipients of. WOW…and I almost missed it! She told me that her and her husband have been praying for an answer to a conviction they felt God had put on their heart, and that she believed our conversation just might be the answer they were looking for. She also told me she too had tried getting out of going to the dealership this morning as well.

God is NOT a God of confusion, and the faster we move through this life the more confusing it becomes…

For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints, 1 Corinthians 14:33 (ESV)

This being the case, then how and what do we need to do? Funny…He tells us that too:

"Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." Psalms 46:10 (NIV)

Do you want to be in a position to seek out divine appointments and not end each day wondering if you missed any? Then SLOW DOWN. The question you should be asking is not: “What am I missing?”, but “OK God, what divine appointment is next?”

Think of the change in your perspective if you could start to look at everything and everyone in front of you as a divine appointment and not a speed bump or roadblock to your plans for the day…think about it.

Maybe you are where you are supposed to be for God and not just for you…just saying’…

In His Grip,

Pastor Pat