Arriving at the Right Airport: Worshipping Allah the Right Way

Alhamdolillah, today was my first day of the Texas Dawah Convention. The facilities are impressive, but the best part of the day for me was reuniting with Al Maghrib Institute students I met in Chicago and New York, as well as other Muslims from all over the US. Sadly, all the lectures of Shaykh Yasser Birjas were cancelled today... [edited 12/24 -- Yesterday I was told by a convention volunteer that the Shaykh had been prevented from returning to the US from visiting his family abroad. Today I heard from an equally reliable source that the Shaykh had only had laryngitis. So I have edited the text to remove comments made when I only had one explanation. Still, there has been no definitive explanation for his absence.] Today's video is basically an audio lecture. Yasir Birjas gave this lecture -- no joke, that's the lecture's title -- and he was talking about a (different) trip to Houston, alhamdolillah. Here is the Google Video description: "Then I will come to them from before them and behind them, from their right and from their left -- Shaytaan (al Anfaal, verse 7:17) Imagine, if you will, that after many years of hard work and saving money, you decide to take a vacation to somewhere nice and relaxing, somewhere with warm weather, beautiful sunsets, and fun galore. "You plan the vacation, getting the best online rates for flights and hotel, and planning out the different tourist attractions you'll visit. It's gonna be a great month. "The day finally arrives - you're packed up and ready to go. You drive to the airport and check in all your belongings. Paradise is just a few hours away and you couldn't be happier. "You're so happy, in fact, that you don't PAY ATTENTION to where you're going, and end up taking the wrong flight...To Antarctica...And there are no return flights for another 3 months. "How would you feel about something like that happening to you? Could it be possible that you'll be landing on Judgement Day at the wrong airport? Could all the years of past worship just go in vain? "This is lecture is for you if: 1. You have a hard time enjoying your ibaadah. 2. You're interested in increasing your Iman. 3. You're pretty sure you're going to Jannah."