Where?

Driver's seat. Passenger seat. Back seat. In the trunk. Where is God in your life? No really, think about it. How much of your life do you let God control? Is he in the driver's seat controlling every move of yours as you make small requests of Him by prayer? Or is He making the requests to you the driver as He sits calmly in the passenger seat? Is He in the back seat occaisionaly making comments or telling directions only when your drastically going the wrong direction? Or maybe he's crammed in the trunk; only there because you know you need His salvation, but you don't really want to let him take the wheel.
Now I know in my life, it's easy to think to myself that God is in the passenger seat, or maybe the driver's seat. But here's what you and I need to think about: what do we do with our free time? Is it controlled by God? Do you or I have fun and do something to entertain ourselves, or is our first and controlling thought, What does HE want?. What about these blogs? Why do I have a blog. Is it so I can show off with witty stories and entertain myself and others, or is it to spend my time EXACTLY as God would want me to? How about our thoughts? Stop reading these words right now and think about your common thoughts. What have you been thinking about recently? Is it about God? Is He the driver, the controller, the attention-getter of your thoughts? What about your reading? Am I reading ONLY what God would want me to? This is SUPER convicting for me. What time am I reading for entertainment that I could be reading of God's choice? This is hard for me to write because I know I'm not doing it right myself. There are so many things I think about doing just so that I can get attention or be entertained.
God help us!

Here is some lyrics to a song. They are so good.

Jesus calls us over the tumult of our life’s wild, restless, sea;
Day by day His sweet voice soundeth, Saying, “Christian, follow Me!”

As of old Saint Andrew heard it by the Galilean lake,
Turned from home and toil and kindred, Leaving all for Jesus’ sake.

Jesus calls us from the worship of the vain world’s golden store,
From each idol that would keep us, Saying, “Christian, love Me more!”

In our joys and in our sorrows, days of toil and hours of ease,
Still He calls, in cares and pleasures, “Christian, love Me more than these!”

Jesus calls us! By Thy mercies, Savior may we hear Thy call,
Give our hearts to Thine obedience, Serve and love Thee best of all."

Think about this people! Where is God in our life? Passenger seat? Back seat? If you truly are letting Jesus "drive" your life, it will look like it. If you are controlled by God, people won't see a every-day "good" person in you, they will see a spirit filled person that is truly loving God. There are a lot of decent unsaved people out there, they do good things for others, they love other people, they have a type of peace in their hearts, they give to charities, they take joy in the good things of life. Are YOU any different than those decent, unsaved people that are going to hell? What image of God are you showing if YOU don't look any different. Of course there's the inner beauty thing that we have "true" peace and that we are saved from hell. But does your life show it? How are unsaved people going to know that you have the better way if you don't LOOK like it? Am I giving God a good image?

"For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also." (James 2:26)

If any of you read this, I'd like you to ask yourself two questions: Is God driving controlling every aspect of my life? Could it be seen by anyone else that God is driving my life? After you ask yourself these questions, ask yourself them again.

God bless you all!
Levi