I have a tendency to drive too fast. It's hard for me to maintain a consistent speed when I drive. I let up on the gas too much and go to slow. I get into a song or otherwise a little distracted and the next time I look down I'm doing at least 10 mph over the speed limit. But I understand this truth about who I am and how I drive.
It's easier to avoid getting hassled over your criminal record when you don't give law enforcement a reason to pull you over. I also understand that truth. Because of this I don't speed anymore. Period. But I had to turn my control over to the car. I use the cruise control. I accelerate and decelerate by increments once I have the speed set, and this way no matter how I feel or how good the song is or the conversation with Leah I don't stat speeding.
There are areas in my life that I know I have a natural tendency that leads to not doing how I ought to do. I can control them for a while if I stay extremely focused and at the ready/ But the reason that they say "Ready, set. GO!" to racers is that no one can maintain full at the ready attention and energy for long. And no matter how diligent I try to be I will get distracted, tired or simply stop caring as much. But by turning on the Spiritual Cruise Control and letting the Holy Spirit set the speed and direction we can stay right where we need to stay. Then, it no longer matters how we feel or what happens around us. The Spirit keeps us from going too fast or too slow or from taking the wrong turn. Because God's Powerful Spirit is our GPS that never gets confused or lost and always knows where we need to go as well as our cruise control. The key is to stop trying to do it ourselves and give as much of the driving up to Him as we can.
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