Saturday, November 13, 2010

Letting Go of the Wheel.

not sure if you have ever had the experience of teaching a child to drive, but i have.  it is one of the most challenging things I have been through in my life, honestly.  In a nutshell, it is called "letting go of the wheel".

jacob drove himself to school this morning (as usual).   i was sitting in the passenger seat trying not to overreact at his every move, and it hit me that this was such a perfect example of my relationship with Christ.

we say that we are going to give God control, but the honestly, do we?   no.   most of the time we sit in the passenger seat saying "slow down" or "speed up" or "don't get too close to that car".   of course, we do this in order to protect ourselves or others.   but, ultimately not we aren't trusting the Driver.

there is a crazy point you reach in your journey with Christ where you have to let go of the wheel.   it is hard.   it might put you in danger and you might crash.  but, the point is, do you trust the Driver?