160 Miles of Reflection

Many of you don’t know this but I commute to work – a trek that averages 160 miles every day. And though this daily journey has a tendency to wear me out with not only the concerns of being pulled over, having a flat, experiencing engine problems, or even being involved in a wreck; the time alone also plays havoc with my additional concerns of all things life related – money, health, family … stuff like that.

With that being said, then it should come to no surprise that it’s also during these travels when I take the time to … well, pray. Yes, pray.  Talk to The Man Upstairs! Give a shout-out to the Alpha and the Omega. And, why not? Talk about the perfect opportunity to send up prayers for all of you out there… on a daily basis! That’s okay. You can thank me later.

Well, anyway… one morning last week, after doing the prayer thing, I started to become aware of a simple similarity between my faith in The Father and when MY father took us on vacations.

You see as my father drove the family to an assortment of destinations –near or far, during daylight or night – we knew without question that wherever it was we were going, we were in good hands. With our blind faith in his judgment, we knew that he would only stop at the safest places and have us eat at decent restaurants. With my father behind the wheel, everyone in that vehicle – including myself – knew without doubt that he loved us so much that he make sure all was well.

“Hmmmm… kinda similar to having faith in The Man Upstairs,” I thought, smiling to myself.  That even though we didn’t know which direction we were going, or how long it would take to get there, we knew that everything would be just fine.

So now that I have gotten older, I realized during that morning drive that if I just gave in and let Him take the wheel in my life, then whatever problems I was faced with at the time… well, all would turn out fine.

Now, I ain’t preaching or anything like that. But what I am saying is that whether you believe in Christ, God, Mohammad, Budda, or whomever… it might be something to consider - that whenever your life seems to be going in a multitude of unknown directions, just give Him the wheel. Let Him take control of your journey.

Once you reach your destination, I believe you will be glad you did.