Who's In The Driver's Seat?

Who's In The Driver's Seat?
Can you remember what life was like before you got your
driver's license? I sure can. I can still remember sitting
in the car watching my mom or dad drive. I couldn't wait
'till I was old enough to drive. I would finally be able
to go anywhere I wanted to go. But until then, I basically
went where they went.

When that day finally came and I got my first car, there I
was, in the driver's seat! I could go wherever I wanted to
go. I could drive myself to school, I could drive myself
to work, I could drive myself to my buddies house. I could
even just drive for the fun of it with no particular
destination! I had such freedom!

So, in your life, who is in the driver's seat? Are all the
negatives of this world driving you around, or, are you in
charge of your own life? How can you tell?

How do you react to negative situations? Do you allow
those negatives to influence your decisions? For example,
when you hear, "The economy is bad," what's your reaction?
Do you quickly agree and realize that since it is bad, this
is how your life will be affected, and this is what you can
expect?

If that is how you react, then you are not in the driver's
seat. You are just along for the ride. And the worst part
is, you are being driven in the wrong direction!

Whether they say that the economy is good or bad is really
irrelevant when you look for God to supply, knowing that
His supply is endless. Having confidence in God, keeping
your focus on Him, believing Him, expecting Him to supply,
and refusing to not be afraid, is being in the driver's
seat!

And I'm not talking about living in a fantasy, make-believe
world, going around saying, "Everything is just fine."
Keeping your focus and trust on God to supply means looking
for and expecting His guidance and direction, so that you
are not driving around in circles all day long.

What happens when you hear statistics about how many people
are supposed to get a certain disease? What's your
reaction? Do you get afraid of being in the wrong
percentile? If so, then you are not in the driver's seat.
You are being driven.

Why not choose to think that the Creator designed the human
body to heal itself, and healing from God is available! The
Bible says that He wishes above all things that you prosper
and be in health! Those kinds of thoughts will keep you in
the driver's seat!

Every single day we are all bombarded with negatives from
every avenue: TV, radio, newspaper, billboards and people
we talk to. There seems to be no escaping it. That's why
someone who is positive sticks out like a sore thumb!

But think about it for a minute. If we just simply accept
all those negatives we hear every day, then those negatives
will drive us around.

The Bible says, "As he thinks in his heart so is he."
Whenever we allow thoughts, whether positive or negative,
to stay inside our mind long enough they will get into our
heart. An effective way for this to happen, either
positively or negatively, is by repetition.

Once thoughts get into the heart of our mind, then that is
what we will evidence in our lives. Whether good or bad, it
makes no difference. That is the way the Creator designed
our minds to work. That is why "as he thinks in his heart,
so is he!"

None of us can escape all the negatives we see and hear
every day. But we can choose how we will respond to them.
I don't want my life to be like a little boy in my parent's
car, just going along for the ride. I want to be in the
driver's seat!

How about you? In your life, who's in the driver's seat?
Why not get in the driver's seat, and choose where your
life is going? Refuse to allow negatives to influence your
decisions, or to incite you to fear.

Instead, look at what God has promised you, and believe and
accept it as truth. Then, expect Him to guide you and
direct your path. And remember, there is no circumstance
or situation that is too hard for God. Nothing can put Him
out of business!

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