Dr. Dennis Wilkening uses aviation principles to illustrate spiritual navigation, emphasizing how small decisions and attitudes significantly impact our life direction.
Scripture Text
Proverbs 3:5-6
Main Points or Ideas
- Always Trust Your Instruments - Just as pilots must trust their instruments over their feelings during disorienting flight conditions, we must trust in the Lord with all our heart and lean not on our own understanding, as our feelings can be real but not true
- Adjust Your Attitude - Attitude determines altitude; our spiritual attitude affects our performance just as an aircraft's attitude affects its flight, which is why we must do all things without murmuring and complaining with the mind of Christ
Conclusion
Staying on course spiritually requires trusting God's Word over our feelings and maintaining a proper attitude of service and gratitude, recognizing that all circumstances work together to conform us to Christ's image.
