"My help comes from the Lord Who made heaven and earth."
Psalm 121:2 (NKJV) I once heard a story of a young
boy that was waiting alone for his flight to be called. A man who was
waiting for the same flight was watching the little boy. The boarding began
for the flight, and the young boy was sent ahead of the man and other
passengers to find his seat. When the man got on the plane, he discovered
that the boy had been assigned the seat next to his.
The boy was polite in his conversation with the man and then he quietly
spent some time coloring in his coloring book. The little boy never showed
any anxiety nor worry about the flight as everyone got ready for takeoff.
During their flight, the plane flew into a very bad storm, which caused the
plane to bounce around, shaking, and making a lot of noise. The air
turbulence and the pitching and lurching of the plane frightened some of the
passengers, but the young boy seemed to take it all in stride.
Another passenger seated across the aisle from the little boy became alarmed
by the rolling of the plane and asked the boy, "Little boy, aren't you
scared?"
"No, Ma'am," he replied, looking up just briefly from his coloring, he
replied, "My dad's the pilot."
There are times when things in our lives make us feel like we are in the
middle of a turbulent storm. Try as we might, we cannot seem to land on
solid ground or get a sure footing. We may have the sensation of being
suspended in mid-air with nothing to hold on to, nothing to stand on, and no
sure way to get to safety.
In the midst of the storm, we can remember that our Heavenly Father is our
pilot. Despite the circumstances, our life is in the hands of the One who
created heaven and earth. He can and will be in complete control if we will
just give it all to Him and waiting calmly for the storm to pass.
If uncontrolled fear begins to rise within you today or any day, just say to
yourself, "My Dad's the pilot!"
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