I awoke early one morning recently to the words “put the flaps down.”  The words were just hovering in the air above my head.  I quickly remembered watching an episode of” Modern  Marvels” about a Boeing 727 that crashed in Texas years ago because the pilots forgot to put the flaps down on the wings before they attempted to take off.  I got up out of bed and began to ask God what significance this procedure has that He needed to wake me to share it with me?  I looked up the purpose of “putting the flaps down” on Google and found that the flaps give lift to the plane so it can achieve the proper flying altitude.  O.K. God…what does that have to do with me?  “Putting the flaps down” is a procedure that lifts the plane vertically so it can fly!  “Putting the flaps down” lifts me from the place I am at to a higher place.  “Putting the flaps down can get me from the place I am at to a new level.

What is “putting the flaps down” in my life look like?  To a pilot it is one of many procedures he or she does in order to have a successful take-off and the flaps stay down until the plane reaches cruising altitude. 

What are some of the many procedures that God asks of us?

__repent of our sins
__pray
__read His Word
__meditate on His Word
__apply His Word

The “Modern  Marvels” story about the airplane crash concluded with the findings that the pilots had failed to follow the procedures they had been taught to properly prepare the plane for take-off.  Because of heavy traffic that day their pre-flight check list was interrupted by a long wait on the runway.  They got distracted and broke procedure by not completing the important routine.  Because of not following procedure many people lost their lives that day!

Bottom line:  PUT THE FLAPS DOWN!  Do what the Lord asks in order that we may achieve vertical lift from the situations that lie ahead of us!

“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.”  Matthew 26:41

In the process of researching just what “put the flaps down” means I read an article that concluded that modern airplanes should all have a better warning system that would keep a plane from attempting to take off if it flaps were not in the down position.  Somehow I believe God had me write this article for someone to read who might be on life’s runway attempting to take flight without properly going through God’s checklist.

Lord I pray for this individual or individuals that they may seek and find your will concerning the choices they are making and you will guide them as to what and how to do what you want in order that whatever they do they will be successful in it in …Jesus Name!
 


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Jennifer Light
03/01/2010 2:32pm

I am so glad to find this. It is a huge blessing to me and I have missed hearing the words the Lord has given you. Thank you so much for taking the time to share.

Jen

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