Thursday, September 24, 2015

You Can Check in Now




I thought I was booked, I was planning on going and never doubted for a minute that I wouldn’t make the trip.  Back in June, I booked my trip to represent the Atlantic District at a conference in Michigan.  I even paid for it, and then I tried to check in online only to have US Airways tell me that I wasn’t actually booked.  It seems that they had changed one leg of my reservation after I booked my trip to and Expedia forgot to confirm the change so the booking lapsed, even though I had paid for it.  Oops.  Luckily I had tried to check in the day before I was supposed to leave and discovered the error. 
After many hours on the phone with the airline and Expedia, we got it worked out, but Expedia had to buy me very expensive tickets to get me to Holland in time for the conference. Oops.  But all’s well that ends well.
I have another booking, one for Heaven and I confirmed my booking the other day when I read 1 John 5:13 I have written this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know you have eternal life” Hope you’ve confirmed your booking as well.
Have a great week and remember: To see what is really possible, you will have to attempt the impossible.

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Just wait. . .



I read an article a while ago that said that we will spend 5 years of our life waiting in line! I was probably reading it while I was waiting.   There have been times that I’ve felt like I waited 5 years in one line, usually behind someone checking lottery tickets.  That doesn’t even start to include the time we spend waiting on the phone, waiting at red lights and stop signs and waiting in doctor and dentist offices. 
If you are anything like me, you probably don’t like waiting; nothing seems to irritate me more than waiting for something to happen — in the case of the dentist’s office, it almost seems perverse to be waiting for what’s going to happen there!  But sometimes in this super-fast world, waiting is the only time we get to think.  The Old Testament prophet Isaiah wrote in Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.
This week, why not take a little bit of time to wait on the Lord, a little bit of time to ask Him, “God, what are your plans for my life?”  He might have a pleasant surprise in store for you.  Have a great week and remember: To see what is really possible, you will have to attempt the impossible.