So we have arrived safely in Dublin,
Ireland
and the getting here was already an awesome tale to tell and I began learning
from the Lord before we even left the States. So we are boarding the plane at
JFK and when it’s my turn the gate agent scans my pass and hears this beep and
says “how many bags did you check?” I reply only one and then he ask for Melanie
Dodson (she is another team leader) and she comes up and he takes her pass and
asks us both to step aside. The entire rest of the plane boards including the
rest of our group and he shuts the door to the gate and we are kinda freaking
out. Melanie goes “are you praying? I didn’t even remember we should just be
praying.” So I just start praying to myself “Lord please let it be ok.” Well it
was more than ok. He calls us up and with a completely strait face (he had to
be laughing inside at our fear of not getting on the plane) he says “we over
booked this flight and we gave away the two of your seats and because of your
medallion status with us miss Dodson we are putting you both in first class.” Why
me too? Uhh God I guess. Our name’s must have been linked up in the system some
how. Ummm we said ok thank you and started bounding, yes bounding and I’m
pretty sure I was waving my arms in the air, down the jetway saying “No Way, Oh
my Gosh!!” I felt kinda dumb for being so worried about it when I know God has
it all under control. Yeah I know its real easy to be happy, being put in first
class but it would be real easy to just be happy with it and miss what God had
for me in it. He really spoke to me about how to be really happy and excited
about the blessing with humility and thanks to Him because it was all by His
doing and not mine. I started to think the 2 of us might get stuck in JFK for
12 more hours while the rest of the team went on, not an encouraging thought
for me I must admit, but then God comes through and says “see? You have nothing
to fear, I will bless you BEYOND what you should ask or seek.” I am reminded of
Philippians where Paul talks about being completely happy and content in
lacking and in plenty. I was pretty prepared going into this trip for the
lacking part I think, but God is teaching me how to be humble, thankful, and
happy in BOTH
