Safe Landing
Safe Landing
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding; think about Him in all your ways, and He will guide you on the right paths. (Prov. 3:5–6)
Spiritual Vertigo
A pilot who has vertigo may lose his sense of balance and try to fly his plane by “feeling.” When he’s in a storm or dense clouds, he may begin to think up is down, north is south. If he doesn’t trust his instrument panel, he’ll soon be flying by the seat of his pants. Any aviator should know the warning signs of vertigo and how to reduce the danger: avoid flight conditions that may cause vertigo, never take it lightly, be familiar and proficient with the plane’s instruments, and most important, trust the instrument panel.
If we’re not careful in our walk with the Lord, we can be vulnerable to spiritual vertigo. Sometimes we’re surrounded by problems—an account lost at work, a troubled marriage, a rebellious teenager. We don’t know which way is up. We feel like we’re not standing on solid ground, we begin making all kinds of poor decisions, and our life spins out of control.
Spiritual Victory
We need to be like the seasoned pilot who doesn’t give in to the confusion of vertigo. This means we need to avoid situations where we could lose our spiritual focus, never take lightly the continual temptation to ignore spiritual truth, be familiar with biblical principles, and always—above everything else—trust the Bible, the spiritual instrument panel that will guide us to a safe landing. Flying according to God’s flight plan is always best.
Bottom Line
Avoid spiritual vertigo by staying grounded in the Word of God on a daily basis.