If you read the blog I did yesterday you know that we are in the process of having a new seat belt put in our car on the driver's side. Before that could happen I had to drive it to the dealership.
The belt would not pull over my chest so I had to drive without belt for about five miles through Pleasanton and Dublin. I was surprised at how anxious I was about it. I knew if I was stopped by a policeman I had a good excuse for not having a seat belt on, it doesn't pull out. Yet I also felt vulnerable from an accident standpoint.
I was around when seat belts were optional, in fact the first few years of my riding-in-cars years there were no seat belts in cars.
I have been using them for so many years now that without it I felt almost naked. Through my mind went all the films we saw in Driver's Education about the horrible aftermath from car accidents.
It was really interesting how uncomfortable I felt. Yet I also realized that I rarelt feel this vulnerable when I am functioning on a daily basis. I know that Jesus is my protector and yet I don't think about my need for him in my life even though I am subject to all kinds of temptations around me. I tend to operate throughout the day without seeking God's guidance in my life. I realized I was more concerned about no seatbelt when I was driving than about Jesus being by my side in my daily life.
Do you ever feel vulnerable? Do you ever think about your protector and guide except when you are in the midst of a confrontation? I think we need to be more atuned to our eternal connection than we ususally are. We need to be in conversation and that means both listening and talking, with God during our daily walk.
If nothing else I hope from this experience I will learn to lean on Jesus more and myself less.
Seeking a stronger partnership with Jesus,
Pastor Randy
