Why Panic?

                     

Growing up, we would always travel; we would drive some places, and we would fly some places. As a child, I have always loved flying. My family and I use to play this game when we would take off: it was a contest to see who could sit up straight without being pushed back once the plane took off (at this point in time, I don't seem to remember who won)! My older brother wasn't, and still to this day, is not a fan of flying. He would always get super sick; he would have to take pills and have a paper bag with him AT ALL TIMES (not sure why I am telling ya'll this lol)! 

Before last November, my last time flying was to Hawaii when I was 12 years old. Like I mentioned, I had loved flying; it was something I enjoyed doing! When I went to Trinidad and Tobago last November, I knew I was going to be okay to fly because I'd loved it when I was younger. Let me tell you this: I was so sick and AFRAID on that flight! It was somewhat okay on the way there, but on the way back, the weather was a little "odd," so we were hitting these really thick clouds, so it was kind of bumpy. There was actually one point where, I swear, the pilot cut off the plane and we dropped like a ton of feet (not really that much)! I literally saw my life flash before my eyes; I was terrified, and I knew that I never wanted to fly again. I HATED FLYING (and still do)!

I am writing this on the plane from Nashville to Dallas; somewhat because I have to keep myself busy and not think about the flight (because I HATE FLYING)! What sucks is that I have to get right back on another plane after I land in Dallas, to get back home. God help me; two flights in one day! Sometimes I often wonder how I plan to travel the world if I can't stand to fly! I have to constantly remind myself: God has not given me a spirit of fear, but of power and a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7). 

 

If you are on a plane, and you notice the flight attendant is panicking and going cray cray, what are you going to do? PANIC AND GO EXTRA CRAY CRAY (if that even makes sense)! I feel secure, when the plane starts to make a weird turn, and I look around and see that the flight attendants are just walking around serving people food/drinks; it makes me feel as though I have nothing to worry about!

When I first started writing this, I was just going to write about my fear of flying (it was actually titled "Fear of Flying") and what not, but as I was writing, God began to place things on my heart that He wanted me to write about. God wants us to be so close to Him that we automatically know when we begin to experience some sort of turbulence in our lives, or something weird takes place in our lives that just doesn't feel right, look to Him to feel secure and know that everything is going to be alright! Pray, read your bible, turn on some worship music, etc. When you begin to do these things, you will feel His tangible presence surrounding you everywhere that you go. He wants us to know that in the midst of a storm, HE IS THERE WITH US. When something goes wrong in our lives, God is not up in Heaven running around like a chicken with its head cut off; He is sitting on the throne, calm as ever! We know He is not panicking, so why should we?!?! God is fighting for us!

With love,

M.C.F :) 

An Update on My Life!

Hi ya'll (in my country accent),

I have not been on here in awhile, and I've missed posting on here; I have just been really swamped! So  I thought I would share a little bit of what's been going on in my life:

As some of you may know, I was supposed to be leaving for a mission trip to Siguatepeque, Honduras on October 12th, with Visiting Orphans; but some things changed. A requirement for VO is that you have to have at least 4 members on your team, which I knew we would for sure have that. Things happened with some of the other possible team members and we ended up having only 3 team members. Around the same time we were coming to the conclusion we needed to figure out what to do about only having 3 team members, they were having major drug cartel problems in Honduras. So basically, there was no way we could go there. I started getting really discouraged and began to panic because I knew that God wanted me on this trip; I was just running out of options. I decided to stop freaking out and just place it all in God's hands. As soon as I did that, one of the trip coordinators from VO asked if we would be interested in joining the Quito, Ecuador team. Which just so happened to be leaving and returning at the same time were supposed to; not to mention it was the same exact price! They had a small group as well, so it worked our perfect--I just knew this was a God thing!

Like any other person would, I worried about my finances and how I would get to Ecuador. God being the mighty God He is, showed up like He always does: within days of my deadline for my money being due, my entire trip was paid off! Hallelujah--Praise The Lord--He is good ALL THE TIME (can I get an AMEN)!!!

Now, being less than 4 weeks away from being with the beautiful orphans in Ecuador, I am overjoyed and cannot wait to embark on this amazing journey God has placed in front of me. I honestly cannot even explain this feeling to you: just to know that I will be able to hold and love on these amazingly precious children of God is astonishing, and brings me to tears! I am so blessed that God has chosen me to do such an amazing thing.

I am committing to posting EVERYDAY while I am in Ecuador (which will be 7 days)! I will be posting about the country, the people, the food, the orphans, the orphanages, and any other amazing things I encounter while I am there! So be sure to subscribe to my blog so you can find out all the awesome things we will be doing while we are in Ecuador. Until then, peace out!


Roar'n,
M.C.F :)