If you go to CLC, you know my life has been a little stressful and heartbreaking the last two weeks. In 6 weeks, we will move my father from Wisconsin to Nevada to live with us. That also presents some challenges since our current home (a condo) won’t accommodate us comfortably or practically since it is smaller, and we live on the second floor.

I don’t write this for sympathy or pity. I am sharing this, so you have a little context for what I am about to write.

Although, I am emotionally tired, and I can’t change the situation at hand, and I know that Jesus has walked with our family and will continue to do so throughout the rest of my life. I hope you know that Jesus is walking with you too.

I also know that the events of the two weeks can’t be undone or changed, nor does it make life easier moving forward, but I do know that Jesus will always guide us. As always, I am going to focus on Jesus more than using needless energy on what I can’t change.

I am reminded about how little control we have in life. All I can I do is be faithful. I will trust that Jesus will see me and my family through.

When I was talking about this with my wife Rachel, she said, “I’m just trying to go along for the ride and be a good passenger…take care of others and let God do the rest.”

Jesus is our pilot, at most we are flight attendants taking care of others in this life. At no point should a flight attendant think they should fly the plane of life… let Jesus do that.

All in all, this is what I will continue to do…

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6

When life gets bumpy (and there is turbulence out there) I will just trust God and he will eventually find smooth air.

God bless,
Pr. Ben