1 Peter 4:9 “Be hospitable to one another without grumbling.“

God would rather you were hospitable than for you to feel you have to present yourself as perfect. For some reason we, as a society, seem to have come to a point of feeling we must always present a perfect front or we may be unjustly judged. How sad that perfection has taken over in ways that cause us to miss out on valuable time we will never get back with other peoplel. How hospitable are you?  How open are you to “little interruptions” in life? I have never once heard anyone say after a loved one passed, “It really troubles me that I wasted so much time having them drop in to visit.” You never know how much time you have with anyone so don’t miss out because something isn’t perfect! If that matters to someone then God will deal with them!

It is incredible how much things have changed over the years!  When I was growing up, our house was clean but not perfect and it was a common thing for friends and family to just drop in! My parents loved spending time with friends and family. How often does that happen to you now?  Do your friends or relatives feel as though they can just drop in at your house?  What a refreshing break that can be!  Just make some coffee and tea and sit and talk and laugh, it’s wonderful!  That is what is missing so often in our lives today!  We are missing the important, unplanned interruptions in our hectic, crazy lives!  As a result, we miss out on some of the best fellowships!  Do you ever have “company” just drop in or are all of your “events” scheduled?  Does your house have to be perfect and in order to have someone over?  I think we easily get too caught up in having to present that “perfect” front and we are missing out!  We are so busy that even the thought of having our hectic day interrupted sends chills up our spines!  How sad! What is so important that it is worth missing out on time with friends and family?

The same is true with your walk with God!  Are you open to His unplanned interruptions in your life or does He always have to be squeezed into your schedule?  Do you allow Him to speak into your life or are you too busy telling Him what you need Him to do?  I think we all do that at times because we get too caught up in our circumstances and we miss out on what He has to say.  Sometimes those interruptions are for things you need to pray about or people you need to pray for and you certainly don’t want to miss out on that! Sometimes those interruptions may be something as simple as His putting something beautiful in your path that He would love to have you just stop and enjoy it for a moment.  Don’t miss out on that fellowship with Him because you are just too caught up with life!  Slow down!  Pray today and tell Him that you would welcome Him to interrupt your day!  Ask Him to open your heart and mind to those things when He does!  Sometimes we are so used to just blazing through our day and not seeing Him in it that we have to retrain our brains!  Ask Him to make it obvious to you!  He loves you and would love to walk through life with you on a whole new level of fellowship if you will invite Him into your every day! 

Quote: “Life begins when you do!’  ~ Hugh Downs