God, You Can Interrupt Me... kinda

Let me ask you something that might sting a little: If someone played a highlight reel of your reactions from the past 7 days — every sigh, every eye roll, every passive-aggressive “I’m fine,” every throat-clear before a sarcastic response — would they assume the Word of God lives in you?

Or would they assume you’ve just memorized the Chick-fil-A menu and “Jesus Take the Wheel” chorus? It’s okay. I’ve been there too. A lot! I’ve had days where my Bible app is still open, but I’m reacting like I got discipled by a YouTube comment section.

But here’s what I’m learning: God’s Word isn’t just something we read. It’s something that reads us. And if it truly lives in us, it’s going to mess with how we react. It’s going to step between your mouth and that sharp comeback. It’s going to slow your roll when everything in you wants to speed up and handle it “your way.”

Colossians 3:16 says “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly.”

Not shallow. Not on Sundays only. Richly. That means it’s deep enough to touch your reactions. But that also means… you’ve got to give it room. Which leads us straight into this uncomfortable truth: If you’re too busy to let God interrupt you, you’re too busy to let Him transform you.

Oof. Read that again. Slowly. Maybe while breathing into a paper bag.

Here’s the thing, we say we want to be used by God, but then we treat interruptions like threats to our productivity. Like if heaven’s not scheduled between 3 and 3:15 PM with a reminder notification, then we can’t handle it.

But some of Jesus’ most powerful miracles happened as interruptions. The woman with the issue of blood? Interrupted Him. Blind Bartimaeus? Interrupted His walk. Zacchaeus in a tree? Basically photobombed Jesus’ whole parade.

God’s most meaningful moments are often hidden in what we see as inconvenience.

Proverbs 16:9 says, “A man plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.” In other words, your calendar might be color-coded, but His voice still gets the final say.

So what happens when both of these collide? When you’ve built your day, made your plan, and then your kid spills chocolate milk into your laptop, your tire goes flat, and that one person you just forgave is now texting again?

What if the Word of God shaped your reaction to the interruption?
Instead of spiraling into stress, what if you saw it as a divine redirection?
Instead of snapping at the cashier or panicking in traffic, what if you paused and remembered a verse?
Instead of praying “Lord, fix this mess,” maybe He’s asking, “Will you let Me into it?”

Listen, Jesus isn’t just trying to be a Sunday appointment on your spiritual Outlook calendar. He wants to be Lord over your Mondays, your meal prep, your meetings, and yes, even your meltdowns.

And the only way that happens is when we slow down enough to let His Word get deeper than our impulses.

?Try This This Week:

• Before you react to anything — your kids yelling, a delay, a frustrating email — breathe in and ask: “Jesus, how would You respond?”
• Pick one verse to be your anchor verse this week. Write it. Memorize it. Mumble it when you want to scream.
• One day this week, don’t plan your day for God—ask Him to plan it for you. Say: “Interrupt me if You want. I’ll follow the nudge.” And then… actually follow it.

Because here’s the truth: when the Word lives in you, and when your schedule is open to His voice your reactions stop looking like panic and start looking like peace. And peace is a billboard that says “The Kingdom of God lives here.”

Let it be said of us this summer not that we nailed every plan, but that we housed the presence well. In our words. In our responses. In our unexpected detours.

So go ahead. Let the Word shape your tone. Let God interrupt your flow. That might just be the moment where heaven touches earth. And it might just be the best part of your day.