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Dear Young Christian:
Last night on a seven-and-a-half-hour flight from Ottawa, Canada, to Frankfurt, Germany, we had some smooth flying, as well as some turbulence. No one on board was immune to this turbulence. It did not matter whether you were in first class or coach, young or old. It did not matter what your social standing was or whether you were a passenger or a crew member. It made me think of the journey of life. It is not all smooth going, and there is no one who escapes turbulent situations to some degree or other, even as believers. Just because we are saved and following the Lord, it does not make us exempt from what affects others. “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it” (1 Corinthians 10:13). So, you may pass through some turbulent experience this week, but remember that the Lord is with you and will sustain you through it, just as He brought my wife and I to a safe landing at the Frankfurt airport.
Your Christian Friend,
Jim Hyland
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