This man’s problem wasn’t the delay
The issue was with the fact that he chose to enter into a battle between his perception of how things should be and the reality of what things were.
That battle has winners; they’re called anxiety and stress.
And all of us at one time or another have sat at the gate of disappointment. Maybe not because of a flight delay, but because of an answer prayer that never comes, a drastic change that leaves us numb, or a heartache that shakes our world.
All of the above shove us onto the battlefield where our emotions are on the frontline. But no matter how we fight, no matter how we try to change, correct or resolve, the only way we become winners is by carrying the banner of victory as we allow God to fight our battles.
Like the Israelites, we have the Egyptians of destructive emotions chasing us night and day.
But Moses carries the promise: “Moses answered the people, ‘Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still’” (Exodus 14:13-14).