"Father, if you are willing, please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine." (Luke 22:42 NLT)
The ability to drive our own vehicles provides us with a great deal of independence. We can come and go when we want, which gives us a sense of control. We find comfort in having access to all our stuff. Thus, even when we do not know where we are going, we prefer to follow someone in our own car rather than ride as a passenger.
The desire for independence makes us reluctant to submit to God. Even when we attempt to follow God, we would rather do so on our own terms. God asks us to be a passenger in His car--where He decides the destination, the speed, the pit stops, the music, the temperature, the snacks...everything. He wants us to surrender in total trust--not even concerned about where we are going--but completely at peace, knowing that as long as we are with God, all is as it should be.
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