Completely Engulfed

For we walk by faith, not by sight. (2 Corinthians 5:7, KJV)

In the previous two blogposts, I wrote about observing an airplane flying in and out of a huge cloud. In my bible studies during writing those blogposts, God has shown me through His Holy Spirit, other life lessons that can be applied to the plane and the clouds.

You may recall this excerpt, 

"For a moment, I could see the whole plane. Moments later I couldn’t see the plane at all. And moments later, I could only see parts of the plane. Then the plane would come into full view again and repeat this process." 

Life can be a lot like this plane.

Over the course of our lives, we hit cloudy spots now and again. We are just minding our own business, flying through life then BAM, life gets cloudy.

Photo courtesy of Heather Allem (Henderson Colorado), thanks Heather!

Clouds may attempt to completely engulf us. Or at times, we fly into the clouds and right back out again.

How do we react when we are flying through life and unexpectedly find ourselves in clouds? (James 1:2-8)

We do precisely what the pilots of this plane did. When they found themselves engulfed in the cloud (mid-flight), unable to physically see anything but cloud, they didn’t abandoned their teaching, prior experience, and control panel. Had they panicked, the plane would have most likely crashed. 

Instead, they had complete faith in their plan to get them to their destination. They followed that plan and safely arrived…on time.

Likewise, we don’t abandon God and all He has been and is to us now just because life gets a little cloudy. We stay the course having complete faith in the fact (and His promise) that He will finish what he started. (Philippians 1:6, Psalm 51:10, Ephesians 6:13)


Lord God, as You well know, life gets cloudy sometimes. I pray for every reader who is currently "in the clouds". Your Word tells us, when we lack wisdom, we can ask You. In the name of Jesus, I pray for supernatural wisdom for every reader right now, to trust in You during cloudy times having complete faith without wavering, You will finish what You have started. When we are in a cloud, headed right for a cloud, or completely engulfed in the cloud...Your praise will continually be on our lips, thanking You for teaching us how to live by faith and not by sight!

"My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials,  knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.  But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.  If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.  But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.  For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;  he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. (James 1:2-8, NKJV)

"Indeed, our lives are guided by faith, not by sight." (2 Corinthians 5:7, GWT)

"for we are living a life of faith, and not one of sight." (2 Corinthians 5:7, WNT)

"That’s why we live with such good cheer. You won't see us drooping our beds or dragging our feet! Cramped conditions here don’t get us down. They only remind us of the spacious living conditions ahead. It’s what we trust in but don’t yet see that keeps us going. Do you suppose a few ruts in the road or rocks in the path are going to stop us? When the time comes, we’ll be plenty ready to exchange exile for homecoming." (2 Corinthians 5;7, MSG)