Travel always comes with surprises. Some delightful\u2026 others? Not so much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We were making our way through TSA, confident with my TSA pass and Carl\u2019s Global Entry pass. But the TSA agent looked up and said, \u201cThese aren\u2019t valid.\u201d What?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, off we trudged to the other line \u2014 the one where arms go up and our dignity quietly slips away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And just when I thought we\u2019d cleared the chaos, I got flagged. An agent pulled my carry-on aside like it had just committed a federal offense. What could it be? OH NO \u2014 the water bottle! That sneaky little stowaway I had every intention of drinking before we got to the airport. Rookie mistake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We finally made it to the gate. I darted to the restroom, while Carl wandered over to the airline desk and asked why our trusted passes weren\u2019t accepted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The agent checked Carl\u2019s credentials and told him, \u201cWell, sir\u2026 your Global Entry expired last year.\u201d Now that\u2019s on his \u201cto-do\u201d list when we get home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then came my moment. I walked up to the agent\u2019s desk and she announced:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYour husband\u2019s expired.\u201d I froze. What? Be still my heart! But, I turned toward the waiting area \u2014 and there he was, alive and upright, scrolling on his phone like nothing had happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nope, not that kind of expired. Just his Global Entry. Whew!
We had a big laugh out loud — but it got me thinking\u2026 isn\u2019t that how life feels sometimes? Like we\u2019ve passed our prime. We\u2019ve missed our moment. We\u2019ve \u201cexpired\u201d from usefulness. But that\u2019s not how God sees it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If we wake up today with breath in our lungs \u2013 we\u2019re not done! Our purpose hasn\u2019t expired. Our assignment hasn\u2019t been canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Philippians 1:6 says: \u201cHe who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion.\u201d That means there\u2019s still more to be written. And Psalm 92:14, says, \u201cThey will still bear fruit in old age; they will stay fresh and green.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, let\u2019s not believe the lie that our best days are behind us. If we\u2019re still here, then God still has plans for us \u2014 good ones! (Jeremiah 29:11 \u2013 \u201cOh the plans God has for you\u2026\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Carl is still — very much with us. Expired or not \u2014 he\u2019s going places. And so are you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Newsflash: I haven\u2019t expired either. My TSA pass is also expired \u2013 so I\u2019ll renew asap! And for all of us \u2013 if we\u2019re still breathing \u2013 we\u2019re still called!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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