tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post738939002014810009..comments2023-09-25T04:24:45.407-05:00Comments on The M Blog: Interruptions are my ministryJ. Guy Musehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17751691713410311094noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-53985054610553342392010-10-19T17:54:41.666-05:002010-10-19T17:54:41.666-05:00TKB,
Your mentor is a wise person! Who is Dwight ...TKB,<br /><br />Your mentor is a wise person! Who is Dwight Robertson?J. Guy Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17751691713410311094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-10241404468481158642010-10-19T17:52:20.972-05:002010-10-19T17:52:20.972-05:00one of my mentors says the same thing, "Inter...one of my mentors says the same thing, "Interruptions are the ministry." Dwight RobertsonTKBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18171163114189367328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-65215323201014834292010-10-19T15:37:01.950-05:002010-10-19T15:37:01.950-05:00AJ: I'd love to meet you some day and just lis...AJ: I'd love to meet you some day and just listen to your stories gleaned over the years in ministry. Thanks for stopping by.J. Guy Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17751691713410311094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-10848194725538167132010-10-19T15:31:45.824-05:002010-10-19T15:31:45.824-05:00Guy,
You are so right!
Your post rings true of m...Guy,<br /><br />You are so right!<br /><br />Your post rings true of my first call to a rural church pastorate, and from then until retirement. After a few weeks I had a program worked out, to the last detail, as I had been taught.<br /><br />I was soon shown that this was not God's way of doing ministry.Aussie Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16199918171163666399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-23480082015179064312010-10-19T09:01:29.781-05:002010-10-19T09:01:29.781-05:00Jeremy,
Thanks for the balanced input on this mat...Jeremy,<br /><br />Thanks for the balanced input on this matter. I hear what you are saying and think it wise. We need to have discernment between what might well be a "God interruption" and simply giving ear to someone's gripes that end up being distractions to truly doing all that God would have us do in that moment.J. Guy Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17751691713410311094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-77629162954954883062010-10-19T08:59:47.128-05:002010-10-19T08:59:47.128-05:00Mlabus: Similar is something we have learned that ...<strong>Mlabus:</strong> Similar is something we have learned that just "showing up" is a big part of the equation. Seldom do we know what God is really up to until we show up and see what it is He is up to.<br /><br /><strong>Gabe:</strong> LOL! Let me assure you that people responding to blog posts gets priority on my "to do" list. I may leave other things to lag, but reading what others have to say about something I have written is always interesting to me. Interesting thoughts you share about how God might be sending you persons of peace in the form of interruptions, and our missing the opportunities by seeing them as interruptions.<br /><br /><strong>Ben:</strong> Good to hear from you. We miss you guys and wish you were still here. Hope all is going well with you. I know I often get distracted from the bigger picture as well.J. Guy Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17751691713410311094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-19930607278388259742010-10-19T08:39:53.642-05:002010-10-19T08:39:53.642-05:00I agree...but I don't. Sometimes distractions ...I agree...but I don't. Sometimes distractions and interruptions are divine appointments, but not always. <br /><br />For example, if you work a secular job (as I and many other church planters do), I don't think it's a divine appointment to shirk your work duties and tasks because the office gossip came by to share the latest news. God wants you to honor your employer with your time while at work. <br /><br />The same principle may be true for your family. Many of us church planters allow outside interruptions to get in the way of quality time with the wife and children. I'm not sure this is God's desire either. <br /><br />But in general, I agree with you. Part of giving all to God is our schedules as well.Jeremy Myershttp://www.tillhecomes.org/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-48342223648262215322010-10-18T23:23:36.102-05:002010-10-18T23:23:36.102-05:00Thanks for this encouraging word. A lot of times ...Thanks for this encouraging word. A lot of times I might feel guilty when I get distracted by things that come up instead of focusing on the 'big vision, etc.'Ben & Christine Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10325835554957732173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-260023206384165892010-10-18T18:52:01.160-05:002010-10-18T18:52:01.160-05:00(Well, I'm hesitant to leave a comment because...(Well, I'm hesitant to leave a comment because my doing so will cause yet another email to be added to your already overflowing inbox!)<br /><br />Wow Guy. The Holy Spirit used this post of yours to cut deep into my attitude! I LOATHE interruptions. They ANNOY me. They take me off my game. But I've never thought of them as God's "to do" list...hmmm....just what I needed to hear as I search for persons of peace in my town. I've always assumed I need to go out and find them, but it just might be that God is bringing them to me in the form of my customers who interrupt me and I'm missing those opportunities.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192273442861325090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-9984993287707061712010-10-18T10:02:14.983-05:002010-10-18T10:02:14.983-05:00Amen Guy! We too have learned that as a missionar...Amen Guy! We too have learned that as a missionary it is not always your ability that impacts the community, but your availability.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00127896491196953382noreply@blogger.com