Born-Again Driving in Aspen
Back in the part of North Carolina where I'm from, six inches of snow falling overnight would shut everything down for at least a couple of days. Here in Aspen, it's business as usual. So, here I am driving (Well, not while I'm typing!) in conditions where I'd normally stay at home. I've driven a little bit in the snow, so I feel pretty confident. Better yet, unlike the assortment of poorly snow-equipped vehicles I've driven in the past, here I've been allowed to drive a four-wheel drive jeep with traction control and anti-lock brakes!
Whereas before, perhaps driving a rear-wheel drive vehicle, I might have been traveling sideways down the road because of ruts in the snow, now I have a vehicle that travels straight and smooth down the road in a safe manner. Of course, the temptation is to be over-confident and drive beyond the ability of the vehicle to recover. My old car couldn't help but be dangerous while driving down the road. This new car is only dangerous because I'm driving it!
Likewise, recently, God has given me a new heart, a new life. My old heart traveled life crookedly. It couldn't help it, by nature my old heart was dangerous. The new heart that God has given me is capable of all kinds of terrain, dealing with circumstances that my old heart never could have handled. This new heart is only dangerous when I take control. You see, with the new heart comes a new "driver". When I allow God to control, when I focus on Him, then my new heart can easily maneuver through life. The problem, the temptation, is when I "see the boisterous wind" I take my eyes off of the Lord, and even try to grab "the wheel" of my life from Him! Then I'm a danger to myself and others.
The sad thing is, that I'm all the time grabbing for that "wheel" and off I go caroming about like a teen-aged diver in a snow covered parking lot... Except that I'm not in a parking lot, but rather on a highway. It's only God's grace that has kept me from smashing the guardrails and keeps pulling me from the ditches. And only His grace that keeps me from continually crashing other hearts, or running them off the road. I guess that is the key; the best way we can love our fellow drivers on the road of life is to love God and trust Him by keeping our hands off the wheel!
Tag(s): snow driving, Christian living
Whereas before, perhaps driving a rear-wheel drive vehicle, I might have been traveling sideways down the road because of ruts in the snow, now I have a vehicle that travels straight and smooth down the road in a safe manner. Of course, the temptation is to be over-confident and drive beyond the ability of the vehicle to recover. My old car couldn't help but be dangerous while driving down the road. This new car is only dangerous because I'm driving it!
Likewise, recently, God has given me a new heart, a new life. My old heart traveled life crookedly. It couldn't help it, by nature my old heart was dangerous. The new heart that God has given me is capable of all kinds of terrain, dealing with circumstances that my old heart never could have handled. This new heart is only dangerous when I take control. You see, with the new heart comes a new "driver". When I allow God to control, when I focus on Him, then my new heart can easily maneuver through life. The problem, the temptation, is when I "see the boisterous wind" I take my eyes off of the Lord, and even try to grab "the wheel" of my life from Him! Then I'm a danger to myself and others.
The sad thing is, that I'm all the time grabbing for that "wheel" and off I go caroming about like a teen-aged diver in a snow covered parking lot... Except that I'm not in a parking lot, but rather on a highway. It's only God's grace that has kept me from smashing the guardrails and keeps pulling me from the ditches. And only His grace that keeps me from continually crashing other hearts, or running them off the road. I guess that is the key; the best way we can love our fellow drivers on the road of life is to love God and trust Him by keeping our hands off the wheel!
Tag(s): snow driving, Christian living
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