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Air Traffic Controller, by Tom Norvell
Recently I thought of our Christian walk being like flying a plane.
There are times when a pilot flies in the daylight hours and gets to
see exhilarating vistas. The scenery from a plane can be breath taking.
There are times however, that our Christian walk is tough and not so
exhilarating, and we are simply persevering. I thought that this could
be compared to a pilot who is in the middle of a storm, or flying at
night. In a storm or at night, a pilot must rely on his instruments. He
may not see anything that gives him a point of reference, but his
instruments will not lie to him, he must simply follow them. When we
are going through a tough time, we must simply rely on God's Word, and
do what it says, no matter what.
My dad was an air traffic controller much of his life. He would see
planes on the radar, communicate with them, and give them direction on
where to fly, and at what altitude. He would also help them land. He
told me a story one time about how a man was up in a plane with someone
else as the pilot. The pilot had a heart attack and was not able to
continue to fly the plane. The passenger then called in to my dad, in a
panic, because he didn't know how to fly. My dad was a pilot in World
War II so he could help this helpless passenger. My dad gave this man
step by step instructions and he landed the plane safely. He was very
grateful to my dad, as you can imagine.
We are disoriented and don't know what to do.
When we are going through tough seasons in life, there are times that
we are afraid and panic. We are disoriented and don't know what to do.
Sometimes we have been relying on someone who is no longer able to help
us. God is like a really good air traffic controller. We are on his
radar and He is watching us and keeping us safe. If we need His help,
all we have to do is call out to Him, and He will help us "land our
plane" safely!
For He Himself [God] has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake
you" (Hebrews 13:5 NKJV).
We can trust in and rely upon Him.
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(c) 2009 Tom Norvell <tomnorvell@mac.com>. Used by permission. A
Norvell Note <http://www.anorvellnote.com> is a weekly email
message from Tom Norvell. Check it out!
RELATED LINKS:
* Donkeys Kicking, Sharks Attacking, Airplanes Falling
http://www.heartlight.org/articles/200807/20080712_donkeys.html
* Removing the Evidence
http://www.heartlight.org/articles/200412/20041210_evidence.html
* Steady, It Could Be God
http://www.heartlight.org/articles/200505/20050529_couldbegod.html
* A Norvell Note
http://www.anorvellnote.com
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