I had a relatively quiet day today. After a few days of feeling like I was steering an out of control car careening down the parkway, I knew I was headed toward a disastrous crash and I needed to move to the passenger seat.
Jesus take the wheel…
I got still. I got quiet. I listened.
I reminded myself of truths I knew: He would make a way. He was there in the darkness. I was not alone.
I also had to face some areas of sin in my life. Mainly that I felt like people who’d wronged me owed me something after I’d forgiven them.
Forgiveness doesn’t come with a price tag. It wasn’t forgiveness and it wasn’t brotherly love. It was conditional and it was sin.
As I repented for harboring unforgiveness, I found my peace returning. I can no longer run off from the Lord. Abiding in Him has become like oxygen to my soul. I will actively work every second of every day to return to a place where my spiritual armor is intact.
While thanking Him tonight for keeping me from veering off course in the valley, the 1991 Ricky Van Shelton song “Keep It Between the Lines” popped in my head.
That’s exactly how I felt. I must keep it between the lines, even when I can’t see over the steering wheel.
I can hear the Lord saying these words to me even now, just as the proud father did when teaching his son to drive.
🎵 I said, “Daddy, oh daddy
Are you sure I know how
Are you sure that I’m ready
To drive this car now”
He said, “I’m right here beside you
And you’re gonna do fine
All you gotta do
Is keep it between the lines 🎵
He’s right there, my Driving Instructor with the emergency brake on His side. But He won’t use it because He knows that I’m ready for this. I have learned to keep it between the lines.
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