The trustworthy pilot: The plane did not crash

I started this post on a flight to Spokane, Washington, to visit my cousin Emily after my canceled trip in February! It’s been a marathon of a day, but thankfully all has gone well thus far in my travels.

On my flight to Dallas, I did not have much else to do except think, which led to how much blind faith I had in the pilot. Many things could go wrong on a flight, but out of ignorance or denial, I don’t have a mental breakdown on a plane when I have them in everyday life. Isn’t it a wild concept that passengers pay money to put their lives into the hands of a stranger trusting they will get to their destination via air? It’s an absurd concept when you think of it, and it made me laugh thinking of the episode of Monk, where he is mid-flight, logically thinking about how it is physically impossible to have such a heavy piece of metal in the air.
Every time I fly I think, “God either has a plan for my life, or this is how it ends,” with no in-between. I have no control over the situation, and if I get to my destination, I get there, but if something goes wrong, it goes wrong, and it is my time to go. Yeah. I wish I were one of those people who have the only thing going through their mind is air. I want to have that luxury.
To make the point: isn’t that what faith is? I’ve had a life crisis recently, but if I trust in a man I don’t know flying a plane, why wouldn’t I trust the creator of the universe with my life? I guess I ultimately trust God with my life and not the pilot if we get deep here because the man in the cockpit is not the author of my life nor has any control over it. However, prayerfully, his goal is to land the plane safely and not have a Kamakaze mission. He navigates storms and clear weather using the instruments in front of him.

My flight home was delayed due to tornadoes in the Dallas area, but thankfully was able to make it home.

The pilot’s goal is to use his knowledge and experience to safely get from one location to the next. It’s wild to think how we board an aircraft and trust that he will do his job well without knowing anything about him.
Life is the same, except Jesus is a much better “Pilot” than any man ever will be. He’s the only One worthy of putting our trust in.

I am so thankful to have visited Spokane and done winter activities finally. Although, I vowed to Ryan that I would not go skiing and save that experience together for our honeymoon to Colorado in March! I am thankful to have tested out all my winter gear, though, and that it passed the testing keeping me warm and dry. Only a few more months before making a Mr. and Mrs. Snowman in my special red coat. 🙂

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