God showed me that instead of focusing on what was out of my control (my passport was in the safety deposit box and the bank was closed until Monday!), I needed to focus on what I could do. The three P’s - PRAYER, PERSISTENCE, and PATIENCE.
I PRAYED that God would help me with this situation and help me make the trip. I was then PERSISTENT by trying to contact those who could help me. I made a ton of phone calls and sent emails to the travel agency, the airlines, and the bank. It was told it cost me an additional $3000 to make changes to my flight. Finally an agent suggested I have my travel friends who were already at the airport ask the guys at the counter to move my flight to the next day and pay $150. They got it moved to Monday and it cost nothing.
I had an opportunity to exercise PATIENCE. I had to wait until Monday, and it didn’t do me any good to be angry or blow up. Things don’t always work out like this – but when I learn to deal with things within my control, it’s amazing what can happen.
