The Kiddie Car

I miss the days of pushing these carts around the grocery store. My sons loved to "drive" down each aisle.

When they turned the wheel to the right, the cart turned right.

When they turned the wheel to the left, the cart still turned right.

Wait . . . that can't be right, can it?

My boys loved to "drive" the cart around the store, but were they really driving? No, I was really in control of the cart. I decided which way to turn, when to stop, and when to go.

I admit it . . . I have yet another pet peeve.

It's this analogy: "You need to give God control of your life. You need to move out of the driver seat and let Jesus take the wheel."

God is sovereign.

Jesus is the King of kings and Lord of lords.

He is not relegated to the passenger seat.

We may think we're in the driver seat, but really we are spinning the plastic wheel in the kiddie car.

When my boys tired of "driving" down the aisles, they would sit back and rest. The cart still rode smoothly along even when they weren't trying in vain to direct the cart.

Proverbs 3:5-6 says, "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight."

We, as Christians need to just sit back and rest . . . in His sovereignty. Why not submit to the ultimate Driver, the One who will make our paths straight?