Dietrich
Bonhoeffer writes in Life Together,
We must be ready to allow ourselves to be
interrupted by God.
God will be constantly crossing our paths and canceling our
plans by sending us people with claims and petitions.
We may pass them by,
preoccupied with our more important tasks. . . . It is a strange fact that
Christians and even ministers frequently consider their work so important and
urgent that they will allow nothing to disturb them.
They think they are doing
God a service in this, but actually they are disdaining God’s “crooked yet
straight path.”
I love this quote.
As mums, especially mums of little ones, our day seems FULL of interruptions.
We start a task several times, attend to numerous requests, and finally complete the task, if we remember what it was we were doing in the first place!
Or we set our child up for free play or room time or outside play, and then they call for our attention, and we feel frustrated that 'our' time has been eaten into.
Or, most frustrating of all, they come out again and again after we have put them to bed for the night and we fume - we have worked hard all day and now deserve some rest time.
Having our eyes set on eternity, changes all of this.
The constant requests are opportunities to teach into the lives of our children.
The calls for attention can be opportunities to create moments to treasure.
The night time issues can be an opportunity to evaluate the day and see where the boundaries are too loose so we can adjust and teach self-control into the heart of our children.
This is a most precious gift to give our children for ALL of their life.
Yes, our day is full of interruptions. However if we plan for them, then we can be prepared. My day never went as planned, a good day was 80 - 90 % on track. Many days were much less.
Our day is full of opportunities.
