On Saturday I decided to take my car through the car wash. My car was filthy, thanks to the snow, salt and slush that has been plaguing the land since January. My mom told me about this new awesome one in Gap so I decided since it was close to home I should check it out. (No this is not a plug for the new car wash in Gap) The thing about this car wash that was really weird and in my opinion making it incapable of getting your car nice and clean is that the car wash pulls your vehicle through on a little belt and pulley system. You have to line your left front tire up to this pulley, then put your car in neutral and the system pulls you through and spits you out at the end.
So there I am trying to line my car up for this new car wash. There’s a guy outside directing me to go more to the right so the pulley will grab my tire, but when I look to the right all I want to do is go left because there’s a huge piece of car washing equipment just waiting to smack and scrap my new car! I keep avoiding his directions to go right and slightly start freaking out because I can’t see where this guy is directing me.
When I was driving home from work last night I realized that my little moment at the car wash is really similar to how I act when trusting the Lord. I cannot see where I am going even though I do have an idea of what I believe is going to happen. I believe this pulley is going to take me through the car wash. Just like I am incapable of seeing the pulley system, I am also incapable of seeing the process that is taking place in my heart as it aligns with God’s. There might be circumstances around me that make me feel nervous, uncomfortable or afraid; however, I should never allow those circumstances to dictate how I direct myself.
Jeremiah 29:11 says
“For I know the plans I have for you” declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you a hope and future."
God’s plan for us is always to better us and draw us closer to Him. He always offers us hope and a future. It is only when I look into the eyes of Jesus and go where He directs me that am I capable of receiving the end results that both He and I desire. Even though the outer circumstances that I can see seem to be scary, unfair, intimidating and unknown, I have to remember that there are other things taking place that even though I am unable to see them with my human eyes; those things guarantee my hope and future.
It is only when I surrender and align myself up to God’s system that he can safely pull me through and release me into a wonderful future.
