Who's Driving?

Our family now has a teenager with the treasured "temporary permit" that allows me to hand over my keys and let him drive. Ugh, ugh, ugh and more ugh.

It's not that I think Jacob cannot handle the task. Really, I know, he needs the practice and, for the most part does very well. But I had no idea how much WORK it is to sit in the passenger seat, knowing what needs to be done, and NOT DO IT and NOT SAY ANYTHING! Of course, if it's a major obstacle, I will speak up. It's those small things...the not slowing down soon enough for a stop sign, the hesitant gas pedal, the too fast gas pedal, (you know everything all of us have done during the learning process) that it is so hard to stay quiet about!! Because, he has to experience the herky-jerky stop, the extremely slow starts, the jump of the car to learn not to do these things.

It makes me wonder...when God gives me the keys and sits in the passenger seat how can He possibly stay so quiet when I'm about to make a wrong turn? Isn't it amazing that my creator sits patiently and quietly, allowing me to make my own wrong turns, quick stops, false starts in order to allow me to learn and become closer to Him? Wow. And, when I realize my mistake and have an oops, He's right there, encouraging me and telling me to try again, you will get this right...I am right here with you.

I am going to try to keep this in mind the next time Jacob is driving. If God can allow me room to learn from my oopsies, surely with His help I can let Jacob do the same! And thankfully, I know that God is with both of us when in the car!