God is FAITHFUL!

God is faithful in the Little.

My God amazes me. He wants us to know how real He is even in the littlest things. I have realized that 2 out of 3 of my trips to New York for Fashion Week something chaotic has happened to either my flight going there or getting home. My very first trip ever, I almost turned back and decided not to go because I was so stressed! I was leaving Alaska at 11pm. We were driving to the airport barely able to stay on the road due to tropical storm winds. Who would’ve known that Alaska could have a TROPICAL storm? Well they do happen there and it’s intense. I was praying the whole way there hoping once we got to the airport the storm would be done. It wasn’t. We get there and Anchorage has no power the only building with power was the airport. I was delayed 6 hours but patiently waited. Knowing I had missed my connecting flight I went to talk to an attendant and they said there was nothing they could do I would have to figure it out once I got to Seattle.  So once I finally boarded and was on my way all I could pray for was that there would be an open flight. After a long bumpy flight we finally land. I immediately go to an attendant, she sends me to a different person, who sends me to a different person who sends me to another. Now let me tell you Seattle is not a little airport and I was exhausted. Not only could I not sleep on the plane but I literally hadn’t slept for 24 hours at the point. And I had left the day after closing our last and biggest fair so I was running on very little energy. I had to talk to so many different people and no one was giving me any help. I found out that there were tornado warnings in New York and that no one was flying in. The only way I could get there was by spending the night in either Chicago or San Francisco. I was on the verge of tears and called my mom to tell her I was coming home. I didn’t feel well and was tired and just done with travelling. I finally go to the head office and by this time tears were rolling down my face mainly due to exhaustion and the sweet lady said we found you a flight you will get there midnight, does that work? And I was like of course! I finally had a way to get there and was so happy. But the chaos still wasn’t done. I get on the plane, very sick and the flight didn’t help, we make it to our destination but to my horror the pilot announces that we are about to land in New Jersey. My stomach dropped, NEW JERSEY?!? I am suppose to be in New York, being so tired I didn’t realize they were so close. So I get off the plane panicked, not really geographically knowing where I was at and call my friend.  She reassured e they were close and just to go find a taxi and ask them to take me to an address. I did that and ended up finally getting to my home. It may seem like a silly story but by God showing me his faithfulness in the little thing of getting me to New York blessed me so tremendously by being able to spread His love and enjoy at fashion week.

Now coming to this fashion week, I got a call Tuesday Night saying my flight was cancelled for Thursday! I ended up spending about 5 hours on the phone trying to reschedule flights. 4 flights were cancelled due to a winter storm that was coming in. I ended up not being able to fly out until Sunday night but in those extra days I was truly blessed. I got to watch beautiful snow float down everyday and got to spend extra time with some great friends. At times I was frustrated and just wanted to be home but overall it was a great extra few days in New York. However I thought my worries were over but the day of the flight my flight got a late departure due to it being at maximum weight. Not a big deal except I had a connecting flight to get home. As I was unloading the plane I literally had 17 minutes before my flight departed and my gate was at the other end of the airport.  It was the slowest unloading I have ever experienced and minutes were slowly ticking away! I finally got off and ran, Home Alone style, to my flight. I got to the gate and the door was closed. My heart sank but then an attendant saw me and ran to tell them to wait. They re opened the door and I literally had to hop on the plane. My heart was overjoyed and as I sat on the flight I was overwhelmed by God’s faithfulness. He knew I needed to be home to be able to prepare for my flight today (Tuesday) for Alaska. He knew every step on the journey that I would take. And as I am sitting in the airport waiting to board once again I am just struck by how much God loves me and every journey I take He is with and proves His faithfulness in so many ways. After all that has happened I may want to that maybe all of these obstacles are His way of showing me that I shouldn’t be in New York or I jut settle in one place and stay there but its not. Its His way of showing me that He is an awesome God and is so faithful if we will just be faithful to His calling!

Deuteronomy 7:9

Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations

Jeremiah 29:11-13

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.

2 Thessalonians 3:3

But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.