A Norvell Note for July 12, 2021
Vol. 24 No. 27
I’m Not Driving
I’m sitting in the passenger seat today. The perspective is different in the passenger seat. When I’m not driving, I see things I usually would not see. For example, I do not recall seeing that building. I never noticed that grove of trees. When did they start construction on that corner? Has that coffee shop always been there?
When I’m not driving, I’m an observer. I go wherever the driver takes me. I can make suggestions and requests about the route, the music we listen to, and listen to music, but the driver makes those decisions. If the driver decides to stop, I stop. If the driver chooses to take a different route than I would, I go where he wants to go. So when I’m not driving, I can look at the scenery, write an article, or take a nap.
When I’m not driving, I can see many things and do a lot of things that I would because I trust the driver. The driver is in control. I’m in the passenger seat.
It is the same with life. So here are a few things I’ve learned by being a passenger.
I must trust the Driver. The Driver knows what He has a plan for me. He wants me to enjoy the view. He has so much to show me, but if I insist on driving or tell Him how to go, I may miss it. I trust that He will take care of me.
He has planned the route. He knows what’s around every corner. He knows the best places to stop along the way. He knows the dangers to avoid. It usually turns out better when I let the driver drive. I trust that he knows where we are going and how to get there.
The Driver controls the pace and the best time to arrive. He understands that I usually want to get to my destination as soon as possible. Of course, there are times when He drives slower than I prefer, and there are times when He moves faster than I like. But I trust to get me where I need to be when I need to be there.
Jesus said,” “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going.”
Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?”
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”
The only way I know to get to where I ultimately want to go is to trust the One who knows the way, the One who is the way.
He is the Driver. I am the passenger.
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