{"id":12691,"date":"2025-12-17T04:51:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T04:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=12691"},"modified":"2025-12-17T04:51:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T04:51:07","slug":"are-you-interruptible-like-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=12691","title":{"rendered":"Are you interruptible like Jesus?"},"content":{"rendered":"


By Aaron Hall<\/span><\/span>, Op-ed contributor Sunday, December 14, 2025<\/span>iStock\/Jacob Wackerhausen<\/span><\/p>\n

Are you interruptible?<\/p>\n

As a dad of four boys, I have found that if I\u2019m not interruptible, my boys will see me as someone they cannot approach at any time for any reason \u2014 and I want my boys to know they are safe to approach me with whatever is on their mind and heart.<\/p>\n

One of the many things I love about Jesus in the Gospels is how interruptible He was (and is today).<\/p>\n

Think about it. Nearly every major moment in Jesus\u2019 ministry happened in the middle of an interruption. He was on His way somewhere, teaching something, or moving toward a purpose \u2014 and then someone stepped in, someone called out, someone reached out, someone broke through the crowd. And Jesus didn\u2019t sigh, roll His eyes, or treat them like an inconvenience. He stopped. He listened. He engaged. He cared.<\/p>\n

When the woman with the issue of blood reached out and touched His robe, Jesus halted everything and said, \u201cDaughter \u2026 your faith has saved you. Go in peace\u201d (Luke 8:48, CSB).<\/p>\n

Blind Bartimaeus cried out from the roadside and the crowd tried to silence him, but Jesus stood still and said, \u201cCall him\u201d (Mark 10:49, CSB).<\/p>\n

Parents brought their children to Jesus, and while the disciples rebuked them, Jesus corrected His own followers and said, \u201cLet the little children come to me; don\u2019t stop them\u201d (Matthew 19:14, CSB).<\/p>\n

When the paralytic\u2019s friends dug through the roof, Jesus didn\u2019t rebuke them for interrupting His teaching \u2014 He honored their faith and said, \u201cSon, your sins are forgiven\u201d (Mark 2:5, CSB).<\/p>\n

Every interruption became an opportunity for Jesus to reveal the Father\u2019s heart.<\/p>\n

If I\u2019m honest, interruptions don\u2019t always feel holy to me. They feel like delays. They feel like detours. They feel like something that pushes against my plans, my pace, and my productivity. But that\u2019s usually because my heart is set on efficiency \u2014 not people.<\/p>\n

Jesus wasn\u2019t driven by hurry. Let me say that again:\u00a0Jesus wasn\u2019t driven by hurry. He was driven by love. And His posture reflected the heart behind Philippians 2:4 (CSB):\u00a0\u201cEveryone should look not to his own interests, but rather to the interests of others.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ministry doesn\u2019t just happen in the moments I schedule. Parenting doesn\u2019t just happen when it\u2019s convenient. Loving people rarely happens on our preferred timetable. Some of the most meaningful work God invites us into comes disguised as an interruption.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the part that always convicts me:\u00a0Jesus was interruptible not because He lacked purpose, but because He was so confident in the Father\u2019s.<\/em> He moved slowly enough, intentionally enough, and prayerfully enough to notice people. He lived open-handed, unhurried, and available.<\/p>\n

I want that.<\/p>\n

I want my boys to grow up knowing their dad wasn\u2019t too busy to be present.<\/p>\n

I want my church to know their pastor isn\u2019t too important to be bothered.<\/p>\n

I want my neighbors and friends to feel the freedom to approach me without fear of \u201cbad timing.\u201d<\/p>\n

So here\u2019s the question I\u2019m asking myself, and maybe it\u2019s one you need as well:<\/p>\n

What if the interruption is the assignment?<\/p>\n

What if the person knocking on your door, tugging on your sleeve, calling your phone, or stepping into your plans is the very person God is asking you to slow down for?<\/p>\n

Think about that.<\/p>\n

Being interruptible doesn\u2019t mean living without boundaries. It means living with Jesus\u2019 heart \u2014 open, attentive, and willing to let love reorder your plans. After all, Proverbs 16:9 (CSB) reminds us, \u201cA person\u2019s heart plans his way, but the Lord determines his steps.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lord, make us more like You \u2014 interruptible, compassionate, and present. May we never be so focused on our destination that we miss the people right in front of us.<\/p>\n

Aaron Hall is a husband, dad, father, and elder\/lead pastor at\u00a0Jubilee City Church\u00a0in Daphne, AL. He\u2019s the author of\u00a0Redeem the Story: A Call to Let God Rewrite Your Story.<\/em> You can find him online at\u00a0aaronjosephhall.substack.com\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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