Land the Plane

There are many times in my life where I have heard the phrase "Land the Plane." Often it is said in my family when stories are going on WAYYYY too long and seem not to ever come to an end.

This phrase came into my head throughout both chapters we read last week.

"Land the Plane" in terms of grief and how I learned to cope and process loss. "No sense dwelling (in the [loss]) because it is in the past" was somewhat of a motto in our household.  I was struck how differently people experience and journey through grief and loss from the many different examples. "We are each built uniquely." (pg. 162)

That's why I could sit at a funeral and cry my eyes out, while others seem like a stone wall.  I cry often.  Until a few years ago, I would try and hide it, hold it back... My buddy Travis told me once that it was a gift I should embrace and not hide or hold it back.  Sometimes I forget to embrace the tears (for positive happy things or for loss) and the tears will present themselves in other ways- not healthy and definitely more "painful". It was awe inspiring to read stories of people who suffered devastating loss and how Christ has used these awful situations to bring glory to His Kingdom.

There are many times in my life where I hear "land the plane" and I realize it's Jesus saying it.  He reminds me to stop with the excuses, and to embrace His goodness.  I then realize I'm not the one flying the plane.  He has entered my word in Jesus, walks a million miles in my shoes and loves me.  What an incredible model we have in Jesus.