I’m honored to share this space with Margaret Feinberg, a writer who has a sense of the Divine on this earthly plane. She’s a popular speaker, author and, as I just found out, my neighbor, living just a couple of miles up the road. I asked her to write this piece for The High Calling, where it appeared today. I’ve excerpted a piece of the article below, but I encourage you to read the full article here and then work your way over to her web site.

Expect the Unexpected: Discovering the Wonder of God in Your Workplace

by Margaret Feinberg

A few months ago, I lost my driver’s license. The replacement required me to go to the Department of Motor Vehicles. DMV’s can be some of the most lifeless places marked by long lines of people (like myself) who feel wildly inconvenienced by having to take a number and wait for hours to receive a government issued ID. My trip to the DMV was no exception.

Grey walls. Crowded waiting room. Stale air.

I took a ticket, number 162, and winced. The flashing red light read 76. I settled into one of the plastic, hardback chairs.

One particular employee, the woman taking license photos, caught my attention. I watched as she carefully said each person’s name, inviting the person to pose for a photo. She called people by name in a gentle but firm way that felt warm and carried an expression of dignity.

She greeted each person with a warm smile, and asked the person to stand in front of the camera. To the aging 50-something woman, she encouraged, “You’ve still got your beauty.” To the awkward self-conscious teenager, she leaned in, “Show me that beautiful smile.”

One woman appeared particularly distraught, and I watched as this worker comforted her. At one point she came out from behind the counter to give her a hug and encouragement. “You’re gonna get through this,” I overheard her say.

I sat wonderstruck. Right in the DMV, I was witnessing the love and compassion of Christ. This woman was touching thousands of lives as she worked. Armed only with a camera and compassion, she radiated a joy that transformed the atmosphere of the room.

Through this stranger, God reminded me of the importance of living with divine expectation. One of the great things we can expect of God is the unexpected.

What if… what could be dismissed as a detour or inconvenience or excess workload is actually an invitation to experience the wonder of God?

What if… that next project positions you to deliver the precise word of kindness or encouragement a person needs?

What if… the person waiting by the coffee pot really needs someone to talk to you—and God has sent you?

What if… like the woman at the DMV, God is doing more in and through you right where you are than you ever imagined?

Spend some time today reflecting on how God wants to use you right in your workplace. How can you begin living with a greater sense of divine expectation in your 9 to 5? Who is God sending you today—among clients and coworkers—on whom you can lavish the love of God?

Margaret Feinberg is the author of more than a dozen books. Her latest is Wonderstruck: Awaken to the Nearness of God, published on December 25, 2012 from Worthy Publishing. Follow Margaret on Pinterest or Twitter, www.twitter.com/mafeinberg or become a fan on Facebook, www.facebook.com/margaretfeinberg.