Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding; in all your ways know Him, and He will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6
“Do you want to take a ride in an airplane?” We spent a week down in North Georgia visiting my sister Agnes and her husband, JW. It was so special to visit with family and just relax. It is one of those things that you don’t realize how much you miss it until you start doing it again. We stayed at an Airbnb that they own and woke up to good coffee and a beautiful lake scene that no artist could ever capture.
I’ve done several special things this week and one of them happened Tuesday. JW still works at the airport as an mechanic and still flies private aircraft. I went with him out to the airport because they had two World War II aircraft there—a C-47 cargo plane that participated in the D-Day invasion (how cool is that) and a B-25 light bomber that also flew in World War II. Both were amazing to see and both are still flyable. Well, JW asked me, “Would you like to go flying?” No, not in the C-47 and not in the B-25, but in a small plane own by the company he works for. Well, the answer was YES.
So a few minutes later, after fueling up and a pre-flight, we were heading down the runway and into the wild blue yonder! Our little plane was not a speedster but it was all we needed. We cruised at about 3,000 feet and 125 mph and I was just enamored with the view from above. I love flying but this kind of flying was extra special. It was like you were immersed in it all—kinda like when you lean over a banister and look down. It was a totally different perspective of the world that I had lived in for the past few days. We even flew over their house. We were both surprised how difficult it was to spot what was so familiar from the view above.
As we were flying the thought occurred to me that my Dearest Daddy always has a better view from His perspective. Sometimes I am tempted to question His decisions and the things He does or doesn’t do. But flying around reminded me that if I could see things from His perspective, I would probably doubt less and trust more. Doubt less—and trust more—those are big and powerful words.
So let me encourage you today, whether it is one of those wow everything is perfect days or one that has you questioning, just trust. God loves you too much to abandon you and He is too wise to ever make a mistake. Just pause and think…if we could see what He sees…we would most certainly understand and even agree with His decision. Just trust. And when that seems almost impossible then at least do this. Remember, that no matter what, no matter how big, no matter how difficult—He’s got this. Bro. Dewayne
Grits with Grace 