“Faith never knows where it is being led,
but it loves and knows the One who is leading.”
but it loves and knows the One who is leading.”
~ Oswald Chambers ~
Mmm..Well if life is a highway and I'm going to ride it all night long...yeah, yeah, yeah...if you're going my way...(oh oops! I am distracted again, sorry!)
Where was I? Oh yes, life is a highway. And I am cruising down that highway in a large 1970's station wagon with simulated wood grain panelling. For some reason I am imagining that the color of the vehicle is pea green. I'm not sure why, but it is.
Anyways...I am in the driver's seat. I mean it is my life, you know. Now God is suppose to be sitting next to me riding shotgun and giving me directions for my life. But like when I am the navigator and my husband is driving, I am choosing not to listen. In fact, I have become so busy with the other things in my life that God's seat is becoming too full. There are stacks of scrapping supplies, loads of books, lots of great resources on being a good homeschool teacher, my camera, pictures of all the other people that I am trying to please, a list of all the blogs I visit and a jumbo-sized coke balanced precariously on top. God can't even fit up front with me anymore.
The middle seats? Nope, that's where my girls sit. And there is my husband sitting squashed in between them.
So where's God sitting right now? Let me be honest, He is in the far backseat--you know, the one facing backwards where you have to sit with your knees to your chin? Yep, that is the spot where I have told God to sit. Now how am I suppose to hear Him all the way back there as I try to concentrate on the highway in front of me with my hand on the pile of junk next to me, the music blaring, and my husband and girls talking to me. The truth is, I can't.
Now, I wouldn't blame Him for having a fit, for getting up and saying, I am tried of riding in the backseat and I am not going to sit back here anymore! But he doesn't. He stays patiently, without complaining. He wants to sit up front but He knows that I am the one to make the choice as to where everyone will sit. He knows that I need to grow in my faith; I need to mature and clear the stuff from my life that doesn't belong in His seat. He is waiting to lead me because He loves me. But if I do not start listening to him I may drift off course. I need to get a garbage bag and clear some of this stuff away to make room for the person who belongs next to me so that I can hear His word and be led where it is that I am suppose to go.
So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard,
or we may drift away from it.
Hebrews 2:1
or we may drift away from it.
Hebrews 2:1
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14 comments:
"I need to get a garbage bag and clear some of this stuff away to make room for the person who belongs next to me so that I can hear His word and be led where it is that I am suppose to go."
That is the perfect quote! I know I have "garbage" I have needed and some I still need to move out of the way so I can let God next to me. I loved this post.
So, I hear this song all the time, thanks to the CARS movie :) My kids know it inside out, upside down and backwards. Now, I'm going to hum it all day (thanks :)
Great post!!! Thank you.
Wow! What an awesome post. Thank you so much for sharing.
The station wagon with the simulated wood grain paneling had me chuckling. I saw one of those just the other day. My daughter was with me. She wanted to know why they put cheap looking paneling on that car... I felt old-ish. I remember when a lot of cars even nice ones came with that paneling.
Green is supposed to be one of the most soothing and healing of colors. Along with blue it reminds of God's creation. Green particularly reminds us of life. It is supposed to mean our lives are balanced and stable.
Don't bother cleaning out the front seat. Just let God drive. You can sit in the back and enjoy your kids ~
Jenny,
Great post! Thanks for sharing . May the Lord bless you this week and always.
In his endless love,
Angel ():)
Very cute. Love your word pictures! Have a wonderful day.
Thanks for making me smile, and blessing me at the same time.
What a great post. I sure can relate, and I know God has sat in the same seat here too. The garbage needs continual removing as well.
Thanks for sharing your faith story.
Your wisdom and sense of humor always bless me! I just adore you, friend o'mine...even though the Cars theme is now STUCK IN MY HEAD..............
I can relate..what a timely word.
((Hugs))
Excellent illustration of what so many of us do and hate that we do it! Thanks for sharing.
Way to make a girl smile. :) I've never been to your site, but I like it. I hope you get a chance to drop by - that is - if blogging doesn't end up in your "garbage bag."
Once again, you absolutely "lay me in the aisles" with your writing. In my case, it's a 1966 turquoise Mercury Park Lane, the ugliest car ever built. And the backseat is stuffed in my vehicle, too. What a great illustration of the quote. Bravo. Linking to it from my blog . . .
I have been catching up on my blog reading today. Great post. Thanks for the take on this quote. I missed it this week - maybe there is too much stuff in my front seat as well. I better grab a garbage bag and join you.
Blessings.
Oh, how many times have I put my Lord in the 'backseat'. I ashamed of it.
If I put Him in the driver seat thought - I need to trust Him that He knows where He is taking me. I can not always put my hands on the wheel and turn it in a different direction.
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on last week's IOW quote.
Blessings to you and yours.
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