Let God Interrupt Your Day

Psalm 23:5c – 6a “. . . . My cup overflows with blessings. Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life. . . “

While shopping at Publix the other day, I saw a friend from church, and I decided quickly to go after her, as I had not seen her in quite a while. She had come into the store, just as I finished paying for my groceries. Angela is one of those gals that you just love being around! She is delightful, fun, beautiful and it is just a joy to be with her. I asked my husband to wait a minute as I wanted to go talk with her. I had to hurry to find her as Angela weaved her cart (I am from the north) throughout the deli department. Finally I saw that it really was her and I greeted her with a big smile (under the mask of course!) We embraced and talked very briefly about her hectic day preparing for a gathering with family members from different states. I prayed a quick blessing over her and her plans and went on my way.

The Lord used that brief encounter with my friend to remind me that He pursues us with his tender love and goodness. I think He delights in spending time with us. I think He goes after us just to get a glimpse of us because He loves us so deeply. I think He wants to connect with us regularly. He created us for relationship with Him. I also think He wants more than a brief encounter with us.

I am learning about prophetic heart healing through a mentorship program through The Prophetic Heart Healing Network, based in southern California, under the leadership of Elise Tarango. I am learning to facilitate heart healing, intercede during a heart healing session and to receive the goodness and overflowing love, joy, peace and healing during a session. It has been a profound experience of connecting with the Lord in conversation with Him, trusting Him and accepting His invitations to interact. He actively engages with me. He is not just an observer nor is He passively involved. His Presence is real.

As I listened to a teaching on intercession, God interrupted my agenda and I had to answer the call to intercede. I stopped in my tracks and listened to that still small voice, while I wrote what I believe He spoke to me. I believe God is inviting us to engage with Him in a deeper way as He has so much love, joy and peace for us, as we experience Him. I think what He gave to me is for others as well. I heard that Papa God is saying that He is not just a weekend dad — He’s a good, good father that wants active engagement with us throughout our day and night. He wants to play with us, create with us, have fun with us, enjoy our company, talk with us and experience life with us. In this encounter with the Lord, I kept hearing His heart for us to be in relationship with Him — to open our hearts, hands and ourselves to receive and accept His invitation to hang out with Him. I sensed that He emphasized that we do not earn His love and that we do not need to perform or strive or do anything! He just wants to be with us! His love for us is beyond comprehension.

I sensed the Lord saying to step into an encounter with Him, as He is the One who loved us from before the beginning of time. He created time, and He created us for relationship with Him for all of eternity. There’s enough time! He has given us 24 hours each day — He is with us at all times. He is here with you now. He is waiting for you to look up, reach out and accept His invitation to talk and listen with Him.

Let Jesus interrupt your day. Let Jesus interrupt your night. Let Jesus interrupt your agenda. Accept His invitation. Take Him by the hand and let Him lead you in the dance of life.

The True Father God is not absent, uninvolved, distracted or distant. He is present, faithful and attentive. He is for you. He is with you. His love is real and everlasting.

My prayer for myself and for anyone who longs to encounter God — May we take time that You gave us to let go of control, or pride or our agenda, and just be together with You, listening to Your voice as You speak tenderly to us. May we lean into the Lord to let Him minister to us, fill us, refresh us and love us.

I pray that we answer His call and let Him interrupt our day.