I like to drive, always have and always will. I trust in my driving ability, however, my wife wishes at times that she had a couple of pedals on her ‘shot-gun’ side of the car. Nevertheless, some people I trust driving my grandkids around town, while others I trust only if they are driving a tank behind enemy lines.

We have to put our trust in drivers or we would never ride in a car, truck or any public mode of transportation. Flying has become one of those ‘iffy’ modes of transportation for me.

My pastor, Jared, I trust in his driving. He answers for me to God and I trust him for that. I am willing to ride in the ‘church’s seats’ while he is in charge of my spiritual well being. He makes me comfortable and I am willing to ‘leave the driving to him’.

God also likes to drive. Of course, the One who made all things knows what’s ahead and can react quicker than I ever could. However, He will never take the steering wheel from me if I do not give him the option to drive. God does not over-step our will. If we choose to do whatever, He watches and waits. He does not worry, He does not react, and He knows the outcomes and the reasons for our behavior. I want Him next to me when I am driving but it is by far and always better when He is behind the wheel.

A good example of this is the story of Cain and Able. Both men were farmers/ranchers; both were in charge of their lives, both chose what to do and what to bring to God. But, Abel’s choice of outcomes and what he decided to bring to God was accepted and Cain’s was not. Why, God has rules for being in charge of your own life. There are rules for driving and some accept God’s driving rules while others say, “God, why don’t you accept my sacrifice—what I am bringing to you?”

God is not going to accept all of our efforts contrary to many biblical teachers. God is not going to give you a second chance some day. He is flatly going to tell you/us, “Well done” or “Be removed from my presence”. He is not going to accept my ‘in-charge’ attitude if my life does not follow His will and His spiritual guidance.

The Holy Spirit should be such a great friend that you are willing for Him to drive you around—a chauffeur of sorts—just like Jesus and Scriptures say. Without the Holy Spirit in the driver’s seat the church would have never got going—we would be in a ditch by the side of the road in an upside down vehicle. You can trust in the Holy Spirit; besides He is part of the Trinity, the third part of God, Jesus wants us to have.

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