Let's face it… appointments are made to be kept. You don't like to be kept waiting, and our days seem more productive when we can control our schedules.
But God likes to direct our steps, often interrupting our appointment schedule to bring us into His. He has exciting opportunities waiting for us…. TODAY … if we can fit Him into our busy calendar.
For example, the other day I was driving home, and an auction sign caught my eye. I stopped to see what was going on, and ended up talking to the owner of this property. He was a talkative Muslim man from the Middle East. He asked me what I do for a living. I said, "I am a minister… a Christian minister."
When I tell people I am a minister, I never know if they will suddenly get shy and stop talking to me. But this man was different. He said, "Oh, I love to talk to ministers. I was watching 'Larry King Live' the other night. They had a Christian minister, a Muslim and a Jew interacting. It was very fascinating."
I recognized this to be a DIVINE APPOINTMENT. God had interrupted my day to have me stop at an auction… so I could meet a Muslim man that loves to talk about faith! WOW!
So I boldly asked him for his phone number so I could contact him later.
I said I would love to talk to him some more. Who knows how God will use this conversation? Only God knows, and he wants to surprise me! (I'll let you know.)
God's divine appointments can add great adventure to your life everyday.
Get ready…. another interruption is about to be entrusted to you today!
Living intentionally for souls,
Tom Elie
Evangelist/President
Oasis World Ministries
