So, Who is REALLY in the Driver's Seat of Your Life?

Who is leading in your life? The bible enjoins us to commune with our hearts, to judge ourselves etc. Clearly, God encourages introspection. Indeed we are encouraged to examine ourselves as often as possible and to be honest with ourselves as we do so.

Today, I want to remind us that God wants to be our guide. Very often our guide is everything and everyone but God. Sometimes it is self or it could be others and then it could also be things. Sometimes we don’t even know that God is no longer in the drivers’ seat because we do not examine ourselves. We already left God out but we are so driven by a desire for something, we don’t know that God is no longer in charge. God is not only interested in the end but also in the means. He chooses a path through which He will fulfill His desire for us. Is that the path you are following? God chose a particular path for Israel as they came out of Egypt and for a reason.

Exodus 13: 17NLT “When Pharaoh finally let the people go, God did not lead them along the main road that runs through Philistine territory, even though that was the shortest route to the [promised land. God said, “If the people are faced with a battle, they might change their minds and return to Egypt”.

The need for constant introspection cannot be over-emphasized because sometimes we actually start well but along the line even the best of us may unwittingly, get carried away. That prophet that you are so hooked on who tells you the day to day steps to take, could it be that what he says is his mind and not God’s? Is there a confirmation in your spirit that you are led by God and not by the prophet?

God led the children of Israel through the wilderness and also guaranteed their safety. When it was not safe for them to move, the cloud stayed and when it was safe, it moved and the Israelites moved also; so God was in absolute control of the journey. One day Moses decided to ask his father in-law for help but thank God the man refused.

Numbers 10: 31NLT “Please don’t leave us”, Moses pleaded. “You know the places in the wilderness where we should camp. Come, be our guide.”

With all the best intentions in the world, the flesh cannot guide us into our “promised land”.

Of course it is always easier to be led by man that you see but has God revealed your path to him? Thank God Hobab was smart enough to refuse Moses' offer.