A Spiritual Kingdom
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| Shower trees, 2013 |
All things work together for good, even spiritual sight and
uneasy feelings:
The company flew me to the island of Maui. We were working on finalizing a
health care brochure focused on Hawaiian women. I had only one more woman to
interview that morning.
Getting a rental and driving
up-country Maui was easy and hassle-free. The
highway took one route from the airport and then curved alongside a little boat
harbor to my right. It seemed like a friendly, welcoming place for a drive. The
sun was shining. The sky was blue. The boats were neatly tied to their slips.
Quite a picturesque scene!
After the interview was over, one
of the women asked if I knew how to get back to the airport. I smiled and said,
“Yes, thank you”—thinking I would just double-back the way I came. But it’s as
if she didn’t hear me. She called out directions to my retreating back. I waved
“Thank you!”, and left.
As I approached the road that would
return me to the boat harbor, I stopped for a red light. In the time that I
waited, I visually took in the harbor, the boats, and even the sky, now tinged
with gray. Suddenly, I was alert. Something was wrong! The harbor looked
strange, ominous, and abandoned. When the light changed, instead of turning
left to the harbor, I continued straight. Shortly afterward, I saw the sign,
“Airport”.
What happened? A warm and inviting setting had just turned
cold and lifeless before my eyes, producing a feeling of unease. I couldn’t
deny a double witness. Spirit was saying, “Don’t enter the harbor” (Acts 16:7
NKJV), and I listened!
Next time: Seeing That
Life is for the Living
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Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. © 1982 by
Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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