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Sharon’s heart beat with a real fervor. She could feel the thumps in her chest as her heart pounded on. What was she to do? Everything in her world had just caved in. Ronald, her fiancé, left her without saying good-bye, her boss fired her for no reason, and her mother and dad were separating. What else could happen?
Her thoughts tumbled over each other as the whine of the jet engines starting up made her think of a child throwing a tantrum. She was flying to Chicago to meet her mother. Mom wanted to talk to Sharon before the divorce became final. She felt that Sharon needed to hear the reasons for their divorce.
“I don’t really give a hoot about the reasons. I may throw a tantrum myself. Why couldn’t things be the same as they were when I was young? Why does life change when you get old? I felt so secure as a child, nothing ever seemed bad.”
Sharon grew up in a middle class neighborhood with a brother and an older sister. Her sister, Anna, always had everything she wanted, while Sharon thought she was left out. Sharon threw many a tantrum on her on bedroom floor when she didn’t get her way. That’s just the way that 747 jet liner sounded now.
As Sharon leaned back in her seat, her damp eye’s closed. She tried to relax and think beautiful thoughts, She thought of Philippians 4, and tried meditating on all those great attributes of a Christian. Nothing came to her miserable mind. “Maybe I can sleep, let’s give it a try”.
That turned out to be a bad idea! The dear lady next to her was just bubbling over with joy, Goodness, lovely thoughts, Purity, etc… “ Now why would she think I wanted to hear that gibberish just now? Why doesn’t she just go to sleep and let me alone.”
“What’s your name dear”? Excitedly the woman declared, “ I’m flying to Chicago, I’m going to see my son, Earl. I haven’t seen him for two years. They threw him in jail about three years ago for robbing a Convenience store. It wasn’t his idea, he just got into the wrong crowd. They bullied him until he gave in and went with them. Well, the judge acted fairly, I guess. The rest of the mob was given ten years. So I guess my son was lucky to get off with 5 years.”
“What do you mean lucky to get off with 5 years? I’d say that was a long time for no more than a robbery . I would have given him just a couple of years. But then, who am I, I’m just a nobody. No one cares about me anyway?”
With such joy in her voice, she started telling me about the pastor who came into the prison and prayed with her son. “He gave my son such a peace and contentment in his soul, then led him to Jesus. He gave his life to Him right there in his jail cell. That’s why I’m so happy now. Do you know Jesus as your Savior, my dear?”
“Sure, sure,” I whined back. “I’m just positive that He’s waiting up there to find something to save me from. Now if you don’t mind, I need to get some rest. I’ve had a miserable day. I don’t need your comfort.” So I angrily leaned back and closed my eyes again.
Suddenly, the 747 fell, the seat belt lights came, and Sharon was thrown out of her seat! Shrieking, she grabbed the lady by the arm and hung on for dear life. “Help me, help me, we’re all going to die!”
“Now are you ready to accept Jesus as you Savior? He gave His life for you and me. He wants us for His own, before its too late. We don’t know what the future has for us, but we know who holds our hand. Won’t you stretch out your hand and reach for Him now? He’s been waiting for you for a long time, does He have your attention?”
As the plane fell again, Sharon went down on her knees and asked for forgiveness. She sobbed as she gave her life to Christ. Somehow her troubles didn’t seem so bad now. She looked up, the lady was gone. Puzzled, Sharon felt as though something miraculous had just happened.
You know, the plane stopped falling too!
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Great job.
God bless~