Following Heavenly Radar

I couldn’t have know an hour earlier, that the light would be perfect.

Last May, I made an appointment for my son to have his senior pictures taken at the end of July. I knew the summer would be busy, with his wisdom teeth surgery, vacation, family visiting, me working, his birthday, my Daddy’s birthday, my daughter’s birthday and band camp, not to mention, school starts back sooooo early.

I knew my window was small and I knew the photographer I wanted to use, so I contacted her and I booked a date early. The pictures were going to be outside, so I kept my eye on the weather. Picture day started out with rain and the skies were gray most of the day, but the radar kept assuring me that there would be no rain during our time slot.

A couple of hours beforehand, it was raining. I contacted the photographer. She was watching the radar too. We emailed back and forth about the possibility of cancelling. She was already booked for the rest of the week and was getting ready to leave the country for a couple of weeks.

I was really unsure about what to do.

The radar promised that it would clear. We adjusted the time a little and decided to give it a shot. It rained on us on the drive there. I wasn’t very hopeful.

But, when we arrived, the skies cleared, just as the radar indicated they would. The sun came out and the light was spectacular. It was cooler after the rain and we were so glad that we didn’t cancel. We walked around for a couple of hours and the pictures turned out beautifully. I couldn’t have asked for better.

I had come so close to cancelling because I was going by what I could see.

The entire experience made me think about how often we make mistakes and miss out on blessings because we walk by sight and not by faith. The Bible, along with our prayer life, gives us the perfect radar to make decisions not based on what we think or feel at a particular moment, but by discerning what His will is for us and what He says is true.

The Bible tell us that, “We live by faith, not by sight.” 2 Corinthians 5:7

Sometimes, we feel called to do what seems like the impossible. Sometimes we are fearful of stepping out in faith, but if our heavenly radar has given us the go ahead, we can be sure the skies will in fact, clear and the blessings are coming.

A photo shoot reminded me. Perhaps you needed reminding too.

Have an awesome day!

Wendy