Don't Go Too Fast

I have a driving issue.  It really is simple.  I love to drive, I love cars, I love fast.  Therefore, I love to drive fast cars.  I don’t have a fast car (Hello, Kia Soul you are a hamster car) and that is for good reason and great design.  As a teenager I had a Honda Prelude.  I acquired this car after wrecking my totally awesome Isuzu I-Mark … 5 months after I got my license!  Yep, I had never heard of an I-Mark either until I was given one upon gaining my drivers license.   The funny thing about all of this in retrospect is at 16 years old I was given a sports car that drove fast, drove smooth and looked good.  Thanks, Dad! 

Early this week as I was reading in Deuteronomy 31, I thought about my love for speed and getting ahead and getting somewhere as fast as I can.  It has created this cycle in my life of the need for a car with cruise control.  You see, my husband has not had a speeding ticket since he was 19.  Me, on the other hand, well let’s just say I have had a ticket or two or six – Don’t judge J.  So, my hubs that has never had a ticket in his adult life sees my inability to drive the speed limit as a self control issue so he ensures that I have all means necessary to work on that and he only buys cars with cruise control. 

So how does all of this tie in with Deut. 31?  Well, in verse 3 Moses gives Joshua some instruction.  He tells Joshua that God will go BEFORE them.  How many times do we try to move ahead of God?  In verse 5 Moses tells them that the Lord will give the enemies over to them according to the commandments that have been given.  The challenge here is to follow the commands of God.  Many times, we think we can do it better or our timing is better is better than the timing of God.  Remember, God is not bound to our time or our opinions.  He is bound to His word. 

The section closes out with an encouragement to not be afraid.  Here’s the thing – If we are walking in the plan of God, it can be a little scary but we have His word that he will give us peace and courage.

Think about this – would you rather drive the super fast Honda Prelude and get ahead of the plan of God or would you rather drive the hamster car and keep in pace with the Holy Spirit?  I will take the Holy Spirit pace.  Don’t get ahead, don’t drive too fast and stay within the boundaries and parameters established by God.