I just got my permit this summer, it has been so much fun learning to drive. But driving is also very dangerous. You always have to be aware of your surroundings and you have to always be watching ahead of you on the road. Driving can also be a good example of life and your "drive" with God. You have to keep your eyes on him, he is the road, if you don't keep your eyes on him you can veer off the path and end up in a wreck. Col 3:2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. The earthly things are the distractions that can cause you to look away for too long and hurt yourself. We need to keep our eyes on Jesus.
In my driver's study guide I learned that I need to make a path that is easy and safest o go on towards my destination. God does not require this he gives us obstacles and helps us through the storm. But he lets us fall into trouble sometimes so we can turn to him and say, "Lord , I need you, help me." Have you heard the poem about the footprints in the sand?
There wa a man walking on the beach with God, but sometimes there was only one set of footprints in the sand, and this was where the water came and where the hard parts where. The man asked, "Why do I see only one pair of footprints during the hard times", he said thinking they were his footprints. But God replied, "Those were the times that I carried you."
God carries us through all sorts of storms. Those storms are the hardest parts of the path we walk on and those are the times God carries us, most times without us even knowing. But somehow after all these hard times I hope to reach the day where I meet God and he lets me into heaven saying, " I know you come in." I'm crying tears of joy just thinking about that right now.
Psalm 16:11 You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
