Last week I was sitting at the airport on the top floor of the parking deck. I was waiting for Dan to arrive and watching airplanes takeoff on either side of me at the same time, and it was happening about once a minute. That is a lot of planes flying in unison, and these are just two runways at CLT. You wonder how in the world can they keep it all straight? They can because there’s a plan in that Control Tower. They stay focused and in line with the plan. If something changes, they have to go to the controller for further directions and permissions as it relates to the rest of the plan. Things happen, and there are changes and cancellations and delays but not without other things being affected.
It made me think about my life. Right now we are in a fight. There are so many sicknesses and other issues on all sides. It is mind-boggling. Now I ask Jesus how do I proceed in this battle? He says by keeping your focus on Me and getting direction only from Me and My Word. He is the controller, and He is my strong Tower. While there is nothing wrong with wise counsel and it is needed. In the end, the direction must come from Him alone as we only see in part. He has the grand plan, and it is good. As I focus on Him, I get clarity and understanding and strength.
If I learned anything since TZ, it is that sometimes God shuts your voice down for a season for His reasons. Maybe He shuts us up because we are our worst distraction. Most people that are talking aren’t praying and listening for His voice. This place of no voice is not a comfortable place. But I am not fearful or wavering or ignorant. I am just trying to be obedient and stay in His will for my life and my call. Some days I feel like all I have left is my focus, and yet it feels like that just might be everything.
Sitting at the airport, I was amazed by air traffic controllers and the many pilots that follow such explicit instruction. They make it flow. But I sat more in awe of my God and Father who knows the plans He has for me even in the midst of all that goes on in this crazy world and chooses to speak to me and encourage me as I focus on Him at the airport.
Thank you, Holy Spirit.
a lamp and a light 