Good morning,
One of Marty’s grandsons has finally achieved his life long dream. Since he was a little guy, he had always dreamed of being a pilot. Matt is a person who is able to focus on what he is doing and, by lots of hard work and the grace of God, he has been able to finish his schooling at the Air Force Academy, finish his pilot training and is now actually flying cargo planes in different parts of the world. The other day he was talking to his grandma about what he is doing on his home assignment, he made a very interesting comment about flying on commercial flights for personal reasons. He said,” I hate flying when I have to sit in a cramped seat looking out of a tiny window while I am flying.” He has gotten used to being a captain, seeing the big picture, and making decisions about how to get to his assigned destinations. I think that his very understandable reaction is very much how most of us in ministry feel as we go traveling through time.
As human beings, we all long for the feeling of being in control of our lives. We have gotten the training we need to do what we are doing, we think, and the thought of having someone else in control of where we go and how we get there, keeps us feeling cramped and blind and resentful. We feel afraid of what feels like the loss of control of our lives and ministries. We feel like we have charted our course, and we want to get there according to the way we have planned. King David had to face this same kind of challenge in his day and he solved his frustrations by realizing that he needed a change of perspective if he was going to really effectively serve his King. In Psalm 62 he says “Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him.” David had learned to sit back and relax when he couldn’t see ahead and when he wasn’t in control. He realized that it was the God of the universe who was in control. He realized that his God was always doing what was right and best no matter how he felt about the timing and direction of his journey through life. None of us really know why we are here. None of us know the exact course our lives will take. Our Captain knows exactly what he and we are doing on this trip through time. David learned to wait quietly because he had given up his personal control to the one he knew as, “He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken.” Dear Lord, will you please help us to learn this lesson and enjoy the adventure of the life that you have planned for each of us.
Psalms 62:5 Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him. 6 He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken.
Roy Wisner
