Jesus and the disciples had been in Capernaum on the north side of of Sea of Galillee and now headed for Bethsaida (on the NE side of the Sea of Galilee) when the evening's storm blew them to Gennesaret instead (the NW side of the Sea of Galilee), essentially blowing them backwards -- in the opposite direction that they wanted to go. Notice our Lord's response. He does not tell the Apostles to set out to sea and try again. Instead, he disembarks and begins to minister to the people around him. Christ's response is to see the storm as God's will and to minister appropriately wherever he lands.
How do I respond when my day is blown off course? Do I respond to daily (or even major life-changing) "inconveniences" by looking for God's purposes or do I become angry and frustrated at the "interruption" of my plans and purposes?
I have found that the higher my personal agenda; the less I am able to see God's purpose in my daily "interruptions." Yet, I have also found that when make myself available to "Deus Interruptus," incredible and miraculous things frequently happen. Have you ever considered beginning your day by "giving God permission to alter your agenda at any moment and any time?
"Dearest God, feel free to interrupt my agenda today with yours at anytime or in any place."
Note: Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead. It's possible that for Jesus this is not an unanticipated diversion in travel plans. Jesus had just taught his disciples that God would provide and involved them more deeply in this miracle than at any other time. Now he forces (Gk. anankaz?, an unusually strong verb, “to compel, force”) them to take a boat to the other side. I believe that he knows what is to happen, and that he functions like the Spirit, who “drove” Jesus out to be tested in the wilderness (1:12; note the amount of wilderness imagery in 6:31–44). This is to be the disciples’ test. It is also possible that there are unruly elements in the crowd, and Jesus does not want his disciples caught up in any messianic fervor (in John 6:14–15 we are told the crowd tried to make Jesus “king by force”), but there is no hint of that in Mark (Baker Publishing Group, Teaching the Text, by Grant R. Osborne).