Flying or Controlling…
Am I flying or controlling my life? Kind of confusing for me but a thought that I was thinking as I was listening to an audio book. The author states that pilots don’t fly planes they simply control them. At first it didn’t make sense but as I listened more to the author, I was having a better understanding. The author went on to state that because the plane obeys certain laws the pilot’s job is just to manage the controls. As long as the pilot manages all the controls right, then the laws of gravity, flight, aerodynamics, etc.. will all obey in the right moment at the time. The point is that the pilot went to school to become the best plane controller they can be to get their passengers from one destination to another. In that we are trusting that the pilot is the best self-controlled pilot they can be. Everyone from the employees, passengers, stock holders, and even the plane is trusting that behind the controls is the best self-controlled pilot that pilot can be. Is the pilot flying the plane or controlling the plane? Is the pilot going to fight against unbreakable laws or submit and control the plane the right way.
Am I flying or controlling my life.
In life I know there will be times that unexpected events come out of nowhere and they can throw me off balance for a bit. It’s like a huge mountain that just appears out of thin air. I have to think to myself, do I fly or control myself around this mountain, this obstacle in my way? Do I self-fly or self-control myself? If I allow the plane, my life to go according to His Will, then all I have to do is self-control/self-manage my thoughts and actions. As I approach this unexpected obstacle in front of me I go back to thought and what I read in His manual, the creator of the aircraft, my life. I re-ad what is written down, “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.” (Proverbs 3:5-6). I am not in control over my life, but I am in control of my thoughts my understanding. As I approach this obstacle it says to acknowledge Him and He will direct my paths. As I control my thoughts to choose His path I am rest assured that my actions will lead me through the obstacle. As I go through the obstacle I again must choose to remember my thought process leading to the right actions steps to go through the obstacle. For not all obstacles come in the same shape and size. Not all mountains are shaped identical. But my right thought process in the moment of approaching my obstacle, my mountain, got me through it. For I won’t allow anything to stand in my way as I keep moving forward.
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” (Philippians 4:13)
