UFO (Unrecognized Faith Occasion)

Do you believe in UFO’s? I do, but let me explain. Say my brother takes a pencil eraser and chucks it across my living room while I’m watching T.V. I saw “something” but did not know what it was exactly. In that moment I had seen an U.F.O –Unidentified flying object. In that sense I believe that there are many objects that are unidentifiable and some of them even fly in home, such as this scenario.

Well with that said I do not believe in aliens—at least not in the extra-terrestrial, little green men. Why all the talk of UFO’s? Because last night I DEFINATLEY saw several UFOs, but I'm getting ahead of myself.

I really enjoy photographing the northern lights. I’m addicted, and I admit it. I have an app on my phone that wakes me up at ridiculous hours of the night to alert me when they are out in the Chugiak, AK area. I dart out of bed at two, three, four in the morning and start taking pictures.

The stripe Northwest side...

..the strip northeast side-extended all the way across the horizon

Strip with some added "curtains" above

Last evening was a very active one. It was active with both northern lights and shooting stars (meteorites) in the sky. When the Northern Light’s show began around 11:00pm I was on the phone with Adam and saw two shootings stars in the one 20 minute conversation.

Two meteors caught on film!

Over the next hour and a half I must have seen a dozen or so shooting stars, and managed to capture two on film—what are the odds? Upon later research I discovered that the reason for so much activity was due to the Gamma Normids (GNO) Meteor shower which is a shower that extends over the period of March 11 to 21. Maximum occurs on March 16--Today!

Purple, yellow, green colors

RED!

Green sky up above

I snapped a couple dozen shots at my host home. From there I decided it was not fun to have the same shot over and over again so I got in my car and drove down the mountain to the local baseball field (at 2:00am mind you). While I thought this would be a good viewing spot the lights that line the highway were very distracting. I did manage to capture several shots before heading up a different road on the same mountain range I live on. 

Swirling green and a tint of red

Green and red-it's Christmas

If you look at the two pictures (below) I captured at the Loretta French baseball field, you will see some very bright lights of the local gas station called Alice Mae’s. But directly above it is something strange. It appears there are six “spinning top” shaped object. I did not notice this until after I looked at the pictures on my computer.

These spaceship shapes seem to move across the sky from one picture to the next. In the first they are clearly visible, and in the second shot they move from center to the right side of the photo. I am not one who believes in aliens but there is no doubt about it…these things are UFO’s—that is un-identified flying objects. Either it’s a reflection, pieces of space debris, comets, or something…obviously unknown, hence I am going to call them UFOs.

Six "tops"...UFO

The moved across the picture to the top right corner...

With these UFO sky objects it’s hard for me to tell what they really are. Perhaps that is because I am only seeing them from one angle, at one specific moment.

The same is true in life situations. It isn’t always easy to see why God has brought us to a specific path. You may be facing a dead end right now — financial, emotional, or relational — but if you will trust God and keep on moving in faith, even when you don’t see the full picture, he will make a way.

It will become more understandable as you head down the path he sets before you, but understanding is not a requirement for you to start down the path. Proverbs 4:18 says, “The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day” (NIV). One day you will stand in the full light of eternity and view the big picture. You’ll see God’s purpose behind the path he specifically chose for you.

Perhaps you are going through a UFO time in your life--an Unrecognized Faith Occasion--that is, a time for your faith to grow and flourish because of an event placed before you. You may not understand now but God will reveal why, and the bigger picture. In the meantime, do what Proverbs 3 says: “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”

Be patient. God knows what he’s doing. God knows what is best for you. He can see the end result. You can’t. All those problems, heartaches, difficulties and delays — all the things that make you ask “why” — will one day be clear in the light of God’s love.