Holy Interruptions: When God Changes the Plan
Star Date: 07.08.2025
We all have moments that feel like setbacks. A job that ends. A door that closes. A change that shakes the ground beneath us.
For me, one of those moments came when I left Southern California. I had built a life there. Friendships, rhythms, routines. I was comfortable. Rooted. From the outside, it might have looked like I had it all figured out. But inside, I felt the gentle nudge of something stirring—something I didn’t yet understand.
Leaving wasn’t easy. It felt like letting go of everything. I was stepping into the unknown, and the questions came quickly: Why now? What if this is a mistake? Am I walking away from something or walking toward something?
At the time, it felt like a detour. A derailment. Like I had lost my place in the story.
But now, looking back with Heaven’s hindsight, I see the truth:
It wasn’t a setback. It was a holy interruption. A divine intervention.
God was doing what He always does—making a way I couldn't see, guiding me not with maps, but with trust. But I was still measuring my journey through human eyes. And God's ways and man's ways? They're as different as the east is from the west.
Setbacks Aren’t Always Setbacks
When we look at life through human terms, we see lost time, missed opportunities, closed doors. But God doesn’t measure the way we do. He’s not bound by clocks, calendars, or checklists.
Sometimes what feels like an ending is actually an invitation—to deeper faith, to hidden purpose, to unexpected joy.
That move—what I once mourned—opened the path to new friendships, healing, a calling I couldn’t have imagined, and a mission that continues to unfold with each new day. It cleared space for the birth of Live Long and Prosper, for adventures with Castaway Wilson, and for new ways to serve the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital.
None of that would’ve happened if I’d stayed safe.
God’s Detours Lead to Sacred Places
I’ve learned that God rarely shouts when He redirects us. More often, He whispers. Through discomfort. Through closed doors. Through the quiet ache that tells us something new is coming—even if we’re not ready.
And if you're in a season like that right now, hear this:
You’re not being punished. You’re being positioned.
Scripture for the Journey
“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.”
—Isaiah 55:9
“In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.”
—Proverbs 16:9
Closing Thought
Holy interruptions don’t always come with explanations. But they always come with purpose.
You may not see it today. You may not feel it tomorrow. But one day, you’ll look back and say with confidence, That wasn’t a disruption. That was direction.
If you’ve recently been “interrupted,” know that it may just be Heaven’s way of getting your attention. Don’t be afraid to let go. You’re not walking away from something—you’re walking toward something. Even if you don’t know what it is yet.
And friend, God does His best work in the unknown. Have a great day.
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