My signature has the at symbol in it: @. It reminds me of the shape of a steering wheel because I love driving. It also causes me to ask the philosophical question of life: who’s driving this thing? Who is in charge?
It is a valid question. It could go to the depths of predestination and election if we wanted it to.
For this format I will stay in the realm of decision making. Who is making the decisions for my life?
God, in His sovereignty, chose to give me the ability to make choices. My choices and actions followed by the consequences affect outcomes. That is heavy stuff when you think about it.
Maybe too heavy. That could get stressful evaluating the projected outcomes of every possible option. In fact, it is impossible to know what exactly will happen.
Perhaps instead of trying so hard to make the right choices we should focus more on being right.
Hold on, now. I am not talking about proving all others wrong. I am talking about right as in being just.
In English we separate the words just and righteous. In Spanish they are the same word. In the eyes of God they are the same word as well. When he talks of righteousness he talks of justice and justness.
So when we focus on being people who are just then the choices we make will bear positive outcomes.
Being just before God can only come of faith in the perfect work of redemption provided by the resurrection of Jesus. In our own power we are useless to be perfectly just. When we rely on the grace of God we are enabled to obey Him. That results in right living. Right living results in right choices. Right choices means a good life for ourselves and the others around us.
It is a powerful thing to consider.
So who has the steering wheel? I believe that I have the steering wheel in my life, but I need to realize Who gave me that steering wheel and how He designed it to work in order to see optimum performance.
What are your thoughts about who is steering your life?
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I agree to a point, but it reminds me of that Carrie Underwood song, Jesus take the wheel. (if you haven’t heard it, I love it!). We are ultimately in charge of our wheel, but we need to realize that we cannot do anything (positive) without His help. One of the lines says,
Jesus take the wheel, cuz I can’t do it on my own.
If we give him complete control, we end up driving our wheels they way He would be driving His. (if that makes sense)
Makes complete sense. That is the thing with analogies – they can only go so far.
Your quote reminded me of a quote I heard from Corrie Ten Boom:
“Prayer is best used as a steering wheel, rather than a spare tire.”
I am honored that you read my blog, Maureen. Thank you for gracing me with your presence here.
Ohhhhh, what a great quote… and I also love Corrie Ten Boom! I am going to bookmark that one in my brain forever!!!
I read this entry twice yesterday and I’ve been thinking about it since, you are right and I love the reflection.
I think that allowing God to take the steering wheel of our lives it’s something that we must do daily, it is very easy to feel self sufficient or to think we can do it all with our own strength.
Thank you for sharing♥
Ana, you are such a sweetie. Thank you for thinking along with me. [hugs]
I agree, Angie. If we look at our free will as our “steering wheel” of life, then it will be our own hands choosing the direction. As long as we heed God’s instruction, we won’t get lost.
i think this: In Spanish they are the same word. : is very cool!
what is the word?
Thanks for asking.