Who is REALLY In Charge?

As I put the car in park and walked to the other side of the car, I wanted to changed my mind, but I had already spoken the words to my teenage son “Yes, I will let you drive.” We made the switch and there he sat in the seat with the look of anticipation on his face. I talked him through moving the car out of park and into drive and slowly we were off. I yelled out so many commands during his short time driving, it is a wonder he kept it all together. Even with him in the drivers seat, I still wanted to control everything. I coached and strongly suggested what to do and NOT to do. The distance was only a mile or so, but it seemed like an eternity. I was so nervous. I hated relinquishing my control especially to an inexperienced driver, but I had to do that in order for him to learn, didn’t I? Truth be told, I really didn’t do a good job with the letting go part. I didn’t realize that I had such a control issue until that very moment. In my mind I said I would let him do it, but when it came down to it I didn't really move myself out of the way so he could actually do it.

God reminded me that I am also like that with him. I tell him He is in control, but I often try to take the situation from him. I often have my own plans and I want God to fit what He wants me to do into MY plans. I can hear God sitting in front of me asking me “Who’s in charge here?” I could say with my mouth that God is control, but the reality is that I hadn’t completely given up control to God. I sit there in the “passenger seat” just like I did with my son and I want to tell God which direction to go, but I must grasp the fact that God does NOT need my help in running my life. I must remind myself daily “He’s got this!”

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~ The steps of a righteous man are ordered by the Lord. Psalms 37:23

~ In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps. Proverbs 16:9