However... God is Faithful!

At this writing I believe that I left my home four days ago. I will, eventually, know what day it is, but for now I am content to simply ask someone.  Once I have attended worship on Sunday, maybe I will have my bearings. It has been a wonderful experience. Not because there were no difficulties with the journey, but because those difficulties gave opportunities for me to see God at work on my behalf.
I was scheduled to leave last Sunday HOWEVER I left a day later than scheduled due to high winds in Dallas that delayed my flight and would have caused me to spend a night at LAX, which didn't sound at all inviting. Rather, I called my father who lives in Fort Wayne, the city of my scheduled departure. He was happy to bring me home with him for the night and take me back to the airport the next afternoon. The extra time we had together was beautiful for me. GOD IS SO FAITHFUL!  My sister and I talked most of the night away and I was up by 4 a.m. so I was truly ready to sleep on the plane when it left LA that night... HOWEVER... it didn't leave that night, but was delayed into the middle of the night while the technicians and mechanics replaced the censor in one of the doors that was falsely indicating a leak in cabin pressure.  I believe that I was on that plane for 20 hours altogether. By the time it took off I had been up for about 25 hours and I am certain that sleep came somewhere between the engines revving up and the wheels lifting off the ground. In spite of any bumps in the road, I had such peace and joy in my spirit. GOD IS SO FAITHFUL!
I was able to get the message to my host family, the Ravells, that I would be arriving a day later due to the Dallas situation. HOWEVER, the departure delay in LA caused me to miss my connection to Brisbane from Sydney. The airline took care of securing the next flight to Brisbane, however time spent in customs kept me from making that connection, so they rescheduled me for the next flight out.  No worries on my part... I had complete peace because (say it with me...) GOD IS SO FAITHFUL.  All was well, HOWEVER, I had no phone or wifi to contact David and let him know that I would not be on the flight that the airlines told him I would be on! AND since I went through Customs in Sydney rather than in Brisbane I would not be in the same section of the airport where we had arranged to meet.
Fortunately, in Sydney I was able to pay for the use of a computer and send out a quick email telling him my flight number and scheduled time of arrival, then say a prayer that he would check his email before leaving the house.  For him, there was an hour drive to the airport, but with recent rains causing flooding there were many detours.  Guess what? Yep! You guessed it... GOD IS SO FAITHFUL!  I arrived at the Brisbane airport and as soon as I came through the door I looked up and saw David and Bethany Ravell in exactly the right place at exactly the right time...arranged solely by a faithful God. They arrived just as the plane was connecting to the gate.
There have been so many times in my life when I have felt "God is faithful, however..." because circumstances controlled my views of God's faithfulness.  HOWEVER... when God sets about to "renew your mind by changing the way you think" it turns your life upside down and your entire outlook is transformed. Circumstances are simply circumstances.  I am seeing more and more that when you look for God in those situations, he is always there and HE IS ALWAYS FAITHFUL.