Phoenix airport

Airports get me in the blogging mood. I don't know why, but here goes...

I missed my connecting flight to Dallas because of fog in Long Beach this morning. As soon as I found out that a delay might be an option, my mind instantly landed on the thought "God is in this." Something unexpected was happening, and for some reason, God has given me grace to believe that He is always closely involved in circumstances when they don't happen like I had expected. For some reason, it is easy for me to believe that God is in the unexpected.

As I was pacing the Phoenix airport halls, reflecting on this reaction, I began to realize how often I forget that God is in the expected as well as the unexpected. When I missed my flight to Dallas, I could come up with a dozen possible good things that could have happened because of my unfortunate turn of events. It was automatic. Effortless. Unfortunately, this type of thinking is often absent when I wake up in the morning, just like I have woken up every morning for the last 24 years. My first thought in the morning is rarely, "God is in this...I am alive for another day."

Oh, Lord, would you deepen my understanding of my ambassadorship and the way that each minute speaks of your faithfulness to me and your desire for me to fully submit my life to the Lordship of Christ.

Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.