Our Spiritual Pipeline
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline stretches some 899 miles through Alaska. Because it was built through an earthquake zone, engineers had to be sure the pipe could withstand earth trauma. The decided on a network of Teflon sliders designed to ease the shock when the ground moved below the pipes.Engineers were delighted when the first big test came.
In 2002, an earthquake occurred causing the ground to move 18 feet to one side. The Teflon sliders moved gently to accommodate the movement without any damage to the pipe. The key was flexibility.
The believer's spiritual pipeline to heaven is built upon firm trust i God. However, if we are inflexible in our expectations of how God should work, we can experience trouble. In a crisis, we can make the mistake of shifting our focus from God to our painful circumstances. Our prayer should be "God< I don't understand why You have allowed this painful situation. But I am trusting in your ultimate deliverance despite all that is going on around "The psalmist expressed this so well when he wrote: "My soul trusts in You . . . until these calamities have passed by" (Psalms 57:1).
When the earth seems to move under us, let's be flexible in our expectations but firmly confident in God's steadfast love and care. God may delay or deny our request, but He will never disappoint our trust.
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