明諾帶著女兒小芳去教會，他們已經遲了，偏偏還遇到紅燈。當明諾等得不耐煩的時候，小芳卻注意到一位女士把車停在路邊，手忙腳亂地試著更換輪胎。小芳說：「爸爸，你很會換輪胎，你應該幫幫她。」那時父女倆已經是嚴重遲到，這雖是干擾，但明諾知道這是上帝的安排。於是，他停下來幫忙，甚至邀請對方去教會。

使徒行傳16章提到，保羅和西拉受到干擾。有一個被巫鬼附身的女奴，跟在他們後面不停地喊叫（17節）。一連多日，保羅都忽視她。最終，保羅實在不勝其煩，就對那鬼說:「我奉耶穌基督的名，吩咐你從她身上出來！」（18節）

即使帶來不便，保羅依然選擇去服事人。當保羅讓那個女奴得釋放之後，沒想到她的主人們知道再也不能靠那女奴發大財，就揪住保羅和西拉到街巿上去見官長（19節）。後來他們被打，未經審判就被關進監獄（22-24節）。

事奉基督需要付代價。耶穌告訴門徒，他們要背起自己的十字架來跟隨祂（馬太福音10章38節）。這就是耶穌的道路：我們會受到干擾，有時還會受苦，就像我們的救主一樣。祂邀請我們正視那些意外的干擾。當這些情況發生時，你會如何回應呢？

Manuel was late for church and stuck at a red light. As he waited impatiently, his daughter noticed a stranded driver trying to fix a tire. “Daddy, you’re good at changing tires,” she said. “You should help her.” Manuel was now going to be very late, but he knew this was a divine appointment. He stopped to help, even inviting the other driver to church.

Paul and Silas faced an interruption in Acts 16. They’d encountered a slave girl with an evil spirit who kept shouting (v. 17). For several days, Paul ignored her. Finally he became too annoyed and said to the demon, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her” (v. 18).

Paul had made a conscious choice to serve others even when it was inconvenient. When he freed the girl, it only became more complicated. Her owners lost the means to make money from her, so “they seized Paul and Silas dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities” (v. 19). Then they were beaten and thrown into prison without a trial (vv. 22-24).

Serving Christ comes at a cost. Jesus told His disciples they were to take up their cross and follow Him (Matthew 10:38). This is the way of Jesus: We’ll be interrupted and sometimes suffer, like our Savior. He invites us to accept those unexpected interruptions. How will you respond when they come?