Joseph's Story Series

God Crashes our Story

November 30, 2025

Matthew 1:18-25

Have you ever had your plans blown up? You were planning on a great vacation, but then an illness or injury happened. And everything changed.

Maybe you weren’t planning on attending a family function, you know, too much drama, but you did, and it didn’t go quite the way you thought it would.

It’s another day in your world, nothing big happening ... and then the phone rings and un that very moment, your world comes crashing to a STOP!

When our plans are interrupted, we tend to get pretty irritable and downright angry!! Those are in the big events in our lives.

Imagine the small irritants - - - when you choose the wrong line in the store. Your credit card is rejected. There’s a detour and you’re already running late. The item they said they would hold for you, wasn’t. The job you thought was yours, isn’t!

Interruptions are not welcome. We could have that sign posted outside of our offices - - - on the doorsteps to our homes. Post them on our phones, on our social media accounts.

“DON’T BUG ME! LEAVE ME ALONE!”

And for many of us, that includes God.

I picture us saying this to God - - - -

“God, I know you have bigger and better things in store for me, but you know, I’m just really content right now.

Well, actually, if I were to be really honest . . . I’m not content, I’m restless, but I’m kinda sorta cozy right now.

In other words, God, I’m comfortable and I don’t want you to interrupt the moment.”

PICTURE OF ME IN A BLANKET

I mean, who wants to get up and out from under that blanket? The moment you take it off, you become uncomfortably cold.

Can I get an AMEN!?!? We may not say this audibly, but our actions and the way we go about our spiritual lives demonstrates this reality.

But what if God has more for you? What if God is calling out to you and telling you, or at least trying to tell you - - - -

“My child, I have more for you. I want more for you!! I have an abundant life of work and service and love and power and so much more available, but you have to open the door and say yes to my call?”

What would you do if God was saying that to you? Would you really run to Him and say YES YES YES Lord! I’m ready, let’s go!!

Or would you put up the stop sign . . . and tell God, thanks - - - - but no thanks.

You see, that’s where we’re at this Christmas season. Is God knocking, wanting to enter your life. Maybe even to crash your story? We think of these as interruptions, but that family function you’re avoiding might just bring healing.

That job you didn’t get was by design, because God very well has something better for you. But in the meantime, we tend to curse God and blame God for taking it away.

The person who is on your heart, who you need to reconcile with, is right there, waiting for you, but your cold heartedness, your own brokenness is getting in the way.

But God keeps telling you it’s time to let go, but you keep holding back. You could be FREE, but your enslaved by your own sinfulness.

Imagine the freedom you could experience! From the hands of God . . . the Holy Spirit abundantly filling your heart, and spirit and mind! Wouldn’t that be more than you could ever imagine?

Yes, friends, God is in the interruptions. God is sovereign. That means God rules the universe.

It means God is in control and has a plan. Nothing, absolutely nothing catches God by surprise. It’s not like God says, “WHOA, I didn’t see that one coming.” That would be antithetical of God’s nature. It’s not possible.

Listen to these scriptures - - - God tells Isaiah - - - -

10 My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please. - Isaiah 46:10

God’s purposes can never be thwarted. What He sets out to do, will happen!!

In Job 4:22, Job says exactly that of God - - - -

22 I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.

Hmmm. And in Colossians 1, Paul tells us this about Jesus - - - -

15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

16 For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible,

whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities — all things were created through Him and for Him.