Driving serves a purpose-to get us from one point to another. We know our destination when we get in the car. Thanks to map apps, we know the route to take and how long it will take to get there. We are confident, comfortable, and in control. What could possibly go wrong?
There’s an accident-you get delayed. There’s road construction-you get delayed. You miss a turn-you get rerouted. Even when we plan and have it mapped out, situations arise that delay our arrival. The nice thing about the map app is that it sees what is ahead. It makes adjustments to our route and lists the new arrival time so we are not completely surprised by the delay. This keeps the passengers in the car with us from trying to give their opinions on which way to go and getting us further off course.
Unfortunately, life is not like that. We plan. We prepare. We map out what we what to go and what we want from life. It’s impossible for us, even with the most meticulous planning, to see everything that stands in the way of where we are currently and what we want to accomplish. When we try to “drive” our own lives, there are opportunities for us to be blindsided by things we cannot see or predict. This can get us off course with no direction or guidance about the next step when we try to drive ourselves. This is where other people in our lives can also cause problems. Without a map, the opinions and advice of others can steer us in the wrong direction and take us further away from our destination.
That’s why we need God to be our driver. He acts as our map app. He doesn’t always remove the roadblocks-construction and traffic delays. He can prepare us for the detour and tell us what the next steps are to keep us on track to our destination. Isaiah 30:21 says, “If you stray to the right or the left, you will hear a word that comes from behind you: “This is the way; walk in it.” CEB. The key to hearing God’s voice is to stay connected by reading the Bible and praying. This will put God in the driver’s seat for your life so you can thrive, not just survive!
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