I read this earlier this week by Bob Goff:
“We might be known for how much we knew or what we said, but we’ll be remembered for how available we were. When I look at Jesus, I see a person who was willing to be constantly interrupted. Don’t carve out time for people in your life. Make your whole calendar an opportunity to be more like Jesus.”
I’ve been convicted often this year by the interruptibility that Jesus seemed to often display. Even amidst urgent business he would take the time with the people who came between Him and the task at hand.
As a planner and detail person, I can feel my blood rise when MY plan is interrupted. But even this week God has reminded me that HIS plan is always better, and when it involves loving others it is in line with the mission He has given us as disciples.
When we take the time to put the “busy” down and love another, God can show us that the urgent may not be as urgent as we often make it. And if it’s urgent enough to keep us from loving another the way Jesus did, it’s probably time to reorder our priorities.
Jesus didn’t just show us the way to live.
He is, in fact, THE way.
So go that way! His way is easy, and the burden light.
Even with all this interruptions!?
Yup! Something about doing life the Jesus way, brings freedom in the full, while the human way brings anxiety in the unaccomplished.
I don’t know about you, but I want to follow Jesus. I want to order my life and my priorities in such a way that I’m open to any interruption that might allow another to experience the love of Jesus, and the work He’s done in me.
I have work to do, but I’m thankful for the reminder in 1 John, that we love because He first loved us.