A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
Proverbs 16:9
When I read that verse yesterday a picture popped into my mind of a child in a car. ”Daddy, Daddy! Can I drive?” the child asks their father. The dad takes the child into his lap and allows them to steer the car around the parking lot at church while he is in control of the accelerator, brakes and gears. They’re sure they are the ones doing the driving as they cheerfully wave to their friends passing by in the safety of the back seat of their own car. Is the child really driving? Of course not. Their father is the one really in control.
Isn’t it easy to come up with a plan – to devise our way, as the Proverb says? We think we have it all taken care of as we putter down life’s road. Then suddenly things stop due to illness, death, trouble in our marriage or some other trial and we realize that we weren’t in control after all. It was our Father who put the brakes on or suddenly changed gears. How could He? Was that cruel? Think back to the illustration of the father and child in the car. Is it cruel for the father to apply the brakes, put the car in a lower gear, or cause the car to turn? No. He saw something ahead that made him take those actions. Our Heavenly Father also sees ahead and knows what is going on before we do. He wisely directs our steps in a way that we may not understand, but must fully trust.
If an earthly father loves his child, we must remember that God’s love for us is even greater. We can trust Him with our lives. Has your life stopped suddenly? Realize that you are not in control after all – He is. Feel the security of sitting in His lap and His arms around you gripping the steering wheel of your life. He is a good God with good planned for you. Trust Him and be thankful that He’s the One that’s really driving!
With love,
RefreshHer 
Denise, I love this post! Sometimes we do forget whos really driving….so encouraging to know that when we take our eyes off the road to look out the window or change the radio station , that our Father keeps our car on the road. So funny how we think we are drivng alone…thank you so much for your refresher…they really encourage my heart!
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Praise the Lord, Trish. I'm thankful these simply-written truths can encourage someone's heart!
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