A couple of years ago Alistair Begg was talking about trusting the airline pilots to fly the plane. He gave a humorous story of how he always tried to fly the plane from the 20th row.
I thought of how experienced flyers tend to be relaxed and newbies panic every time they hear a rattle or squeak. Spiritual maturity follows that pattern. Experience helps us live by faith because we have been through trials before. We have had our times of anxiety and experience should have taught us that life will go on. This is one of the benefits of having a mixed congregation that shares about their lives. Sometimes we can learn from the experiences of others. If you don’t believe that ask yourself why people watch cooking shows.
Life experience should teach us how to cope. Unfortunately, some people never learn to relax. Some people never learn to trust God or other people. When I used to get into worry mode I would sometimes stop and ask myself how many meals I had missed over the years. It has been close. I was down to one can of soup once, but God came through.
So learn to know the difference between times of trust and times when concern is called for.
homo unius libri
And Amen.
ReplyDeleteGrace and peace.