Whew! I feel like I haven't blogged in so long...wait... I really have not "blogged" in so long! Well let me tell you that so much has happened. It's amazing when your living life it tends to pass by at a super fast pace. Next thing you know it's "2011" and your wondering where 2010 went? I don't know about you but I catch myself writing 2010 on my dates often. haha! I guess I have some catching up to do. I am extremely excited for whats to come next in my life chapters. As I've mentioned before the past couple of years have been pretty amazing! One of the things that I have been so grateful for and have come to absolutely love is the traveling that God has allowed me to do. Most people love to travel and discover new places but they hate the process it takes to travel. Ask anyone about the travel experience and your bound to hear some moans and groans about the airports, the long car rides, the TSA Security lines, etc. While I do admit that this is not always a fun thing, it can definitely be interesting. Packing is done with precision and the new boarding passes on your smart phone are your new life saver! I've come to the conclusion that going thru the TSA Security line at the airport is an art...an art that you have to master. haha! You quickly learn to strategize your process (laptop first, purse next, jacket and shoes). After you survive the security line then comes the main event (and my personal favorite) ...the flight. I love flying! It's my favorite part of traveling...besides the amazing views you get, being up in the air is somehow peaceful for me. For some reason my thoughts are so much more clearer while flying thousands of feet up in the air. (go figure!) It's been amazing to see how many creative thoughts have been created while up in the air. But putting those feelings aside I have come to find one particular item to flying that sometimes just blows me away. Something so simple...yet so complicated. Ready for it? ..... YOUR SEAT ASSIGNMENT! :) Yup! I said it! Working in the airline business for a couple of years now, never have I've seen something so simple drive people so crazy! People loose sleep over their seat assignment on the plane...bottom line... "I don't want a middle seat!" If I have a passenger who get's stuck in a middle seat, it's like if their life is over... that's it! Being an employee and often finding myself flying standby travel, I've come to appreciate those middle seats because that means I got a seat on the plane. haha!
Ok so why am I going on and on about traveling in a middle seat? Well recently I've had a lot on my mind...a lot going on in my life. Different circumstances and events going on that has had me really thinking, stressing and honestly trying to find the strength to trust in God. In every persons life there are defining moments. These moments are HUGE moments in your life that determine the outcome of your next HUGE life chapter. And let's be honest, it can be completely overwhelming! It's not a bad thing...just a HUGE thing. These defining moments are usually your life shapers. These are the moments or seasons that God uses to shape you into the person He is making you. These are moments that define who you will become in Christ. I'm a strong believer that when God is getting ready to do something big, your world usually begins to shake. So what does this have to do with planes and seats? Well on a recent flight I was the lucky one stuck in the middle. Of course my mind was going and my thoughts were clearing up and I began to reflect on everything that was going on in my life. I began to ask God... "what are You up to?" ... "what's going on?"... and then it hit me! (I love how God uses the most simple things to speak). Why don't people like middle seats??? Well a couple of reasons; it's uncomfortable, it's completely awkward, if you fall asleep and make a wrong move it can just simply end wrong (lol), it's an inconvenience, and you pretty much have to sit still the entire plane ride because you don't want to bother your companions on both sides (especially if you don't know them!) As all of this was running thru my mind I felt God speak to me. That plane ride was a journey. I knew exactly where I was going. The time I was leaving and the time I was arriving. I knew the basics of my journey. But you see many times we know the basics of our journey but we neglect the process. The process is uncomfortable and can be completely awkward. Following your emotions can cause you to act in haste and can brake the process. So many times, we try to make logic of it all, we try to figure out the details on our own, trying to make sense of the confusion when all along God is just wanting us to sit still. Sit still and ride the journey. Sit still and know that He is God. He has the journey in His hands. It may be uncomfortable at times, feel like your in a completely awkward place but the moment that plane lands, you are assured that you have arrived at your destination and everything is just the way it's suppose to be. The plan succeeded. God's plan will work out. I know where I am going...I'm on the journey... I'm not sure how I'm getting there but God will make a way and I'm trusting in Him while I'm stuck in the middle. :)
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