"You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory" (PSALM 73:24).
"Recently, while driving down the interstate, instead of putting the "pedal to the metal," I sat back, enjoyed the scenery and let our cruisematic do all the work. I had never realized just how easy it is to be an inconsistent driver, but the cruisematic has taught me some lessons.
WITH the cruisematic in control, there is no slowing down when going up a hill or rounding a curve; no speeding up when passing another vehicle, no slowing down when passing a radar detector! You no longer slow down when talking or speed up when singing, or whatever else you do when you drive. All you have to do when the cruisematic is functioning is steer.
I thought about the cruisematic in relation to the Christian life. The Holy Spirit in us wants full control so that He can steer us around, over or through every circumstance in a way that will bring glory to God. Our will is like the steering wheel. We aim the car in the direction we want it to go. Sometimes we get into difficulty and wish (hope for - mine interpretation.k.) we were somewhere else.
IF we will only let the Holy Spirit, our "cruisematic", take full control and determine in our hearts to allow Him to take over our will or "steering wheel," we will have joy and peace in our circumstances. We will also find our lives becoming more consistent and disciplined". YVONNE DAVEY
(*See associated post dated 27/11/2010.)
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