Matthew 16:24 NIV — Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.”

In the summer of 2019, my family went on an adventurous trip to Washington, DC. Traveling in such busy traffic was eye opening to me. First of all, I realized how thankful I am to live where I live. Secondly, I was thankful that I was not driving.

Perhaps my most important discovery is that I realized that when we are traveling in such bad traffic it is best for me to not look where we are going. I say this because the traffic causes me to be a nervous wreck and to constantly tell Clark how he should be driving, which he doesn’t appreciate for some reason. So instead of looking where we are going I read a book and occasionally dozed off to sleep. One time as I closed my eyes I realized that by doing so I was surrendering my will to control. I was completely trusting that Clark knew where to go and that he would get us there safely, along with the help of the GPS of course. I was able to rest peacefully. This reminded me that this is how we should be when it comes to our lives. Every day we are going full steam ahead, rolling down the interstates of life. Every day we run into traffic that slows us up or causes us stress. Being the humans that we are we try to decide which way we should go and how we should get there. However what we should do is surrender the steering wheel and allow God to drive.

What area of your life are you hanging on to control? What do you need to surrender to God so you can relax?

Let’s pray. Dear God, forgive me for times I insist on being in control. May I surrender and allow You to be the driver of my life. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.

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