Turbulence: An Analogy

Turbulence: An Analogy

She dozed off to sleep sitting on the plane, the sounds of Grace Williams playing in her ears. She was awakened by a jolt that felt like they were hitting road bumps in the air. She heard the flight attendant's voice over the monitor. 

"Fasten your seatbelts, as we see turbulence ahead."

She didn't have to because she was already in her seat belt. She became more alert for a few moments but then she drifted back off to sleep.

After riding a plane for the first time, I came to understand the word turbulence in a new way. I had heard the word many times before the trip, but when I experienced it on the plane I understood what it meant from firsthand experience. The word turbulence means violent or unsteady movement of air or water, or of some other fluid. Now I would like to compare it to the christian walk. When we accept Christ into our lives, our spirit takes flight as we pass from death to life. We begin to fly high so to speak. But along the way we can meet turbulence or violent movement. This can come in the form of trials or tests. How should we respond to such turbulence in our lives. Should we get frantic and begin to worry if we will make it out alive? No, Jesus was asleep on the boat during the storm (Mark 4:37-38). Should we get on guard and become paranoid of culminating doom. No, we should already be on guard. (1 Peter 5:8) Or should we sit back and let God take us through, as we soar on wings like eagles (Isaiah 40:31)? Yes,we should rest in God and allow Him to bring us through. We should ask Him to give us the grace to carry us through.

 "But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint." Isaiah 40:31

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