veering off road can be a good thing

“Did you send an email to our lifegroup to remind them that we’re meeting tonight?”  Kim asked me.

“No, they’ll know.  The holidays are over, so we’re back on schedule,” I replied.

Wrong.  Most of our lifegroup was MIA tonight.  But that might have been exactly was God had in mind for us.  As a result of low attendance, the guys who were there got a chance to spend some time talking and praying for one of our own, and the ladies chatted about adoption (go figure).

Sometimes the unexpected turn can lead you into the place you’re supposed to be.  God often shows up in places un-looked for.  And interruptions can be divine appointments if we pay attention to what the Spirit of God is whispering.

Tonight might have been a downer of a lifegroup meeting.  But it just may have turned into a breakthrough night for one of our friends.  He took a chance, spilling his guts to a few of us he chose to trust with his hurt and pain.  We were able to encourage and challenge and  pray with him in his moment of need.  If I had pushed through with my own agenda (and it was a good agenda!) we might have missed this moment.

I’m grateful for the unexpected of-road adventure!