I was so thankful for these grocery carts when the kids were little. You know, the kind with steering wheels and seat belts that make the kids feel like they are helping steer the cart around the store? Whenever these kid-friendly carts were unavailable, I had 2 kids who felt like they were more capable than they actually were who wanted to steer the cart for me. I would let them take turns standing in front of me "helping" push the cart while I did the actual steering. I knew if I let go, the kids would steer the cart into a shelf or into an oncoming cart.
I was thinking about this the other day when I realized how like children we are in this regard. We often think we are more capable than we are. We think we can handle situations in our own strength when, in reality, God has His hands on the controls and only lets us THINK we are helping. When He lets go - we crash and bad things happen because we just aren't as capable as we think we are!
We aren't God and we never will be. Time to let go of the controls and let God steer us in the right direction. 🙂
I was thinking about this the other day when I realized how like children we are in this regard. We often think we are more capable than we are. We think we can handle situations in our own strength when, in reality, God has His hands on the controls and only lets us THINK we are helping. When He lets go - we crash and bad things happen because we just aren't as capable as we think we are!
We aren't God and we never will be. Time to let go of the controls and let God steer us in the right direction. 🙂
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