As I was driving across Michigan last week, I was reminded in an unexpected way that God was trying to get my attention. As you know, when you are driving, if you listen to the radio, you need to keep changing the station to find something good in the new area you are traveling in. Most people now just use their own music instead of the car radio, but I still use the old school car radio a lot of the time. As I was driving, I was listening to a news station, catching up on the latest events happening in the world around me. I was intently listening to a story when the station started fuzzing out. Another station was breaking through as I headed out of the area. It was a Christian music station. I would get some news and then it would get interrupted by a song about God’s love. It went back and forth for about 10 minutes before I could take my eyes off the road long enough to change the channel. I was irritated that I did not hear the complete news story. Then it dawned on me. God wanted my focus to be on what he is doing in the world, not what the circumstances of the world are around me.

I am not saying that I should not know what is going on in the world around me but that I need to keep my focus on what God is doing in the world around me and jump on board when I have the opportunity. Godly interruptions are good things, they should not be annoying or frustrating to me.

It was a wake up call for me to continue to train myself to see God’s world view and not rely on the world to tell me what is important. Let me know what you think and if you have any thoughts on this idea.