The Insight of Hindsight

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April 03, 2008 The Insight of Hindsight By Robert A. Schuller "For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all." - 2 Corinthians 4:17 On December 21, 1988, the Motown recording group The Four Tops finished a recording session in London later than they planned and missed their flight from London's Heathrow Airport to New York's JFK Airport. Another English rocker, John Lydon, and his wife Nora missed the same flight because Nora hadn't finished packing in time. A man named Jaswant Basuta had become intoxicated in an airport lounge while waiting for the same flight. When he rushed to the terminal gate the doors had already closed and airline officials refused to delay the plane to let him board. Others had been booked on the flight but supposedly changed their plans at the last minute: a South African foreign minister destined for a U.N. ceremony in New York; the U.S. ambassador to Lebanon; the son of the assistant director of the FBI; a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration official. Before Pan American flight 103 took off, each of those individuals had tied their lives and future to the idea of making that flight. Two hours later, when Pan Am 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, they realized just the opposite: their lives and future were theirs because they missed the flight. Events, whether or not of our own doing, can turn out to be blessings once the passage of time has done its work and revealed its connections. All it takes is a bit of hindsight to recognize that God's plan is bigger than ours. What looks dumb or disastrous or debilitating to us can have an entirely different outcome. Don't be too hasty to draw conclusions when seeming bad things happen. Only God knows how the story will end. It's often in looking back that we discover how God's protective hand was guiding us forward. * * * Heavenly Father, I tend to question what you are doing when I'm going through disastrous or debilitating situations in my life. Keep me from jumping to conclusions in the present, knowing how often when I look back I see Your hand of blessing. * * * Send To Friends | Modify Your Subscription Print Friendly Version | Unsubscribe | Hour of Power Please do not respond to this email. The reply to email address is not a monitored account. Thank you! The Very Best MUSICAL MOMENTS from the Crystal Cathedral – Vol 2 Offer Donate Stay Connected with... Dr. Schuller Connect Now Twist of Faith - BOOK Anne Beiler Order In Crisis? Get free, live counseling available 24 hours everyday from New Hope. Call 1-714-New-Hope or visit our website: newhopenow.org You are receiving this email because your Subscription Preferences indicate that you wish to receive the daily Positive Minute. If you do not wish to receive this email, simply click on the UNSUBSCRIBE link above. Copyright © 2008 Crystal Cathedral Ministries, All Rights Reserved. No part of this email may be reproduced without expressed written permission from the Crystal Cathedral Ministries. The Hour of Power™ Trademark is owned by the Crystal Cathedral Ministries. 13280 Chapman Avenue Garden Grove, California 92840