Can I ask you something? Have you ever had one of those moments where your plans took a sudden and unexpected detour? I don’t mean in a grand and tragic way (although that does happen to us at times). This is more of a minor reroute.

For example, many times I will retrace my steps because I realize that I left something behind or forgot to do something while I was there. Often, I see it as an annoyance at first and get frustrated with myself for having to go back.

But occasionally I’ll run into someone and have a conversation that I would not have had if everything had gone according to the original plan. Maybe that’s God’s divine redirection, like when you miss a turn and your GPS doesn’t miss a beat but tells you where to go next from there.

I think God already knew I was going to be forgetful at times. God planned for my sometime stupidity when He orchestrated my life. He wants me to see that my hope is not in my plans or my idea of how my day should go, but in the God who has already numbered my steps and shown me the way to take.

Sometimes interruptions aren’t a distraction from the work God has for me. They are the work God has for me. The same goes for detours, whether in life or on the road. If we’ll only be wise enough to look for God’s fingerprints and follow His lead, we’ll receive a bonus blessing of seeing God’s providence at work.