LET HER DRIVE!

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

LET HER DRIVE!

Acts 27:15

15 And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.

           No, this is not about allowing your teenage daughter to apply for her drivers’ license! It’s about letting go of control. Which is somewhat the same thing.

           Paul was on a ship headed for Rome when that ship was caught by a storm. It was a storm with a name! After days and nights of struggle, they cast their fate to the wind. Literally!

           I’m a bit of a control freak. I plan, execute, and make adjustments. I struggle with circumstances that do not respond favorably to my efforts. This often leaves me confused, frustrated and weary.

           They had jettisoned valuable cargo. Sometimes difficulties cause us to reevaluate what is truly valuable. Sometimes our stuff weighs us down. They had also abandoned the sails and the anchors. Our persistent desire to go forward or stay put is sometimes a disadvantage as well.

           Sometimes you just have to “let her drive.” When all our struggle fails to accomplish our plans, maybe we should just float on the sea of God’s purposes and allow ourselves to be driven by the winds of God’s Spirit.

Prov 16:9

9 A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.

Dear Lord, I need to be reminded that I am really not in control of very much. Thank you that you are the One in control. AMEN