The Good LifeSample

I’m guessing many people have walked onto an airplane, sat down, and had a decent flight even though they didn’t know all the mechanics and other complicated things going on in the cockpit. Most people don’t know exactly how an airplane flies, so when they choose to fly, they trust the pilot in charge. I think about a relationship with God in a similar way. As much as we may want to be, we are not in complete control of everything that happens in our own lives. Thankfully though, God knows what’s best for us and helps us live life to the fullest. Have your worries about your circumstances or future ever taken up a ton of space in your mind? I know I’ve experienced this personally. In those moments, we have to intentionally remind ourselves that God is still working, even though life isn’t going exactly the way we expected. A lot happens for a successful flight, including having a pilot who knows how to make sense of it all! In choosing to trust that God is always at work in us and the world around us, we can begin to set down our worries and overwhelming thoughts. Today, take a few minutes to pray in total silence if you can. Allow yourself to be still and talk to God about what it means that God is working in your life and the world around you.

Written by Anna, age 18, from Shawnee, KS, USA