Most of us don’t make major life decisions in the middle of the workday.

But the first disciples did.

They were fishermen, hands full, minds busy, just trying to make a living, so when Jesus called them without warning or preamble and invited them to “Follow me,” it was the equivalent of getting asked to leave your desk or couch in the midst of an ordinary day.

And they did, right then, without hesitation.

This part has always stayed with me because I know what it’s like to be interrupted when I already feel stretched. I can empathize that when youre in this state of preoccupation but feel the tug to be faithful, I still want things to stay manageable.

The truth is, Jesus still calls people that way, and not just those that are ready or the religious. He calls the tired, the distracted, the ones with a full inbox and a half-empty tank.

People like us.

That call might sound like:

Make the apology.

Reach out.

Let go of that grudge.

Say yes to something that scares you.

Come back to church.

Stay five minutes longer.

It rarely feels like a big thing, but it often feels inconvenient.

So here’s the invitation for the rest of the week: pay attention to the thing you keep putting off: the conversation, the change, the whisper you keep brushing aside. The moment might not feel special. It might feel like real life, happening at the wrong time.

But it’s not a distraction. In truth, it might be the one place you’ve been trying to avoid and exactly where God is waiting.