My daughter just got her learner’s permit and although she’s really a very good driver, I am so nervous with her at the wheel, I find it difficult to keep my mouth closed and just let her drive, let her learn…..not to overcorrect, not to constantly warn her of possible dangers and most importantly…..to resist the urge to grab the wheel.
I think I may be the worst back seat driver with God. I tell Him that He has the wheel, but throughout the day I constantly insert myself and try to take over. I am so fearful of the possible dangers, I grab the wheel over and over thinking I can control decisions, people, outcomes. If I have the wheel, I can keep the car exactly where it should be, right?
Wrong again…. When I’m controlling the car, I’m not trusting God….I’m not resting in Him. There’s a passage in Hebrews that talks about this. If we want to experience the ultimate resting in God, our salvation, we must first learn to rest in His power instead of our own. We must believe in the path He has for us, however crooked it may be. We must stop trying to take over to create our own path, and we must trust and obey what He asks of us. If we rest in God, we rest in salvation.
Hebrews 4:1-3 Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it. For we also have had the good news proclaimed to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because they did not share the faith of those who obeyed. Now we who have believed enter that rest, just as God has said.
Jeremiah 17:7 But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him.
Psalm 25:1 In you, LORD my God, I put my trust.
GUIDED FROM ABOVE 