This morning I am taking Bob, picking up our son Dan in Boise, and dropping them off at the airport. They are headed to Phoenix Airport, then to Glendale, Arizona. Our grandson plays football at Arizona Christian University (ACU) and Dan is taking his dad to a game.
It will be a fast turnaround. The game is tonight, and they will return tomorrow afternoon. I am sure Bob will be exhausted. But he will also be happy. He has wanted to go to an ACU game since Marcus got a scholarship to attend and play. The greatest joys in our life are the things done with the ones we love.
Although he won’t admit it, Bob is also a bit nervous about this trip. He has not flown anywhere in a lot of years, and he is not as robust at 82 as he was the last time he took a plane trip. I keep reminding him to just let his son help him. Dan is young and strong, and he has everything planned out, the flight, the rental car, the hotel. He has even been to a game at ACU before, so he knows everything about the college, parking, the stands, etc.
I keep saying, “just let Dan guide you, he knows the way and what he is doing.”
Which reminds me!
Every night before I go to bed, I rest my soul in Psalm 23. Verse 3 promises that “He leads me in paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.”
I need never be nervous about where I am headed. The LORD knows the way. He promises to lead me correctly (in paths of righteousness). I am always reassured by the power of His Spirit in me that “nothing takes God by surprise” in my life – even my own willfulness and dumb mistakes.
Bob can trust Dan to lead him and guide him through this weekend and bring him home on Sunday evening. I can trust my Father in glory to lead and guide me through this life and bring me safely home to Him one day. Amen.
