A woman was discussing with her spiritual director what God might be calling her to do with her life and what steps she should take next.
The director listened carefully and then asked her what were her immediate plans. The woman responded that she had no plans; she would simply wait on God to give her a sign.
The director asked her to reflect on some Bible passages and how God’s call was experienced by others. At their next meeting, the woman announced that she now had a part-time job, although she felt that God was calling her, ultimately, to something else.
"What made you decide to get a job?" the director inquired.
"Well," the woman replied, "I discovered that God interrupts. It seemed to me that every time God called somebody in the Bible to do something, they were already busy doing something else."
