I thank God for great bladder control because I’m a window-seat person. On a plane, I love leaning my head by the window and watching the landscape below. Sadly, living in a valley, there’s not much to look at since we’re usually covered by clouds. Flying in our out, interesting views pass by quickly. In San Francisco, the constantly present fog has a name, Karl. He even has a Twitter.
On a flight back home, there were particularly thick and dense clouds covering the valley. As we prepared for descent, I thought about the plane diving into the unknown. How blind were we to what’s up ahead? I imagined the cockpit instruments going haywire, the pilots on high alert, shouting commands into their headsets, and the flight attendants counting on their training and experience to keep everyone calm.
But we passed through the clouds without incident. It was just business as usual for the pilots and flight attendants. Just another Monday. Boring. Predictable. I, on the other hand, let go of the breath I held onto. I sighed in relief. I closed my eyes and thought about being a little bit closer to home.
Every time I head into thick and dense clouds that prevent me from seeing what’s up ahead, my imagination goes into overdrive. Sirens blare, red lights flash, and I’m steeling myself to face formidable foes that are about to jump out from the shadows.
But I usually pass through the clouds without incident. I come out okay because I have a Heavenly Pilot who knows what He’s doing. It’s easy to panic when things are out of our control, and we don’t have a clear picture of what’s going to happen. Nobody wants to fly blind. Nobody wants to fly into turbulence and danger. With God as the Pilot of our lives, we’re safe.
We may not always see what’s up ahead, but God sees everything. We may not be able to control everything, but God can. We may go through turbulence and danger, but God is always with us. God carries us through it all.
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We can let go of the breath we’ve been holding onto. We can turn off the sirens and red lights. We can lean back, close our eyes, and trust that God will bring us to our destination.
