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

How hospitable are you?  How open are you to “little interruptions” in life?

It is incredible how much things have changed over the years!  When I was growing up, it was a common thing for friends and family to just drop in!  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 in perfect 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? Trust me, this is speaking to me probably more loudly than most, I really struggle with this myself. I think it is more of a struggle for those of us who deal with any level of ADD because we know we won’t ever get back to whatever we were doing once an interruption comes. Side note ~ since we do have cell phones these days, it could be a good thing to call and say, “Hey we are in the area and would just like to stop by and chat for a bit. Is that ok?” In fact, if you want to be a blessing swing by a coffee shop and grab some coffee or tea and maybe some cookies and go with the mindset to bless them.

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 everyday life! 

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