“Direction, not intention determines your destination.” Andy Stanley
Let Go Of The Handle
“And when the man went out to the east with the line in his hand, he measured one thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the water came up to my ankles. Again he measured one thousand and brought me through the waters; the water came up to my knees. Again he measured one thousand and brought me through; the water came up to my waist. Again he measured one thousand, and it was a river that I could not cross; for the water was too deep, water in which one must swim, a river that could not be crossed.”
Ezekiel 47:3-5
It is always a challenge to let go of the handle because the handle is what gives us control. When driving a car, we have to hold on to the steering wheel otherwise the vehicle will go off track. The driver steers the car in the direction that he wishes to go. Similarly, in our walk of life, we need to place our confidence in the Almighty God who guides us with His loving hand. We need to take our hands off the steering wheel and trust Him to lead us in the right direction.
In the passage above, we read that at the first stage, the water was just ankle deep. This is when we are still dependent on ourselves even though we have experienced the Holy Spirit. The next level is the knee deep stage, where we experience the ‘Living Water’ in our increased time of prayer and fellowship with Christ, when we are kneeling before Him, leaning and depending more on Him.
As the waters increase, we reach the final stage when we are totally surrendered to Him. This happens when we are filled with the Holy Spirit and experience a great increase of His empowerment and guidance which fully surrounds us and leads us.
What begins as a trickle of water can progress from small beginnings to be transformed to an immensely large river. The end result will be an abundance of faith, hope and love that will flow out of our lives, giving life to all those we come in contact with, so that their lives will also bring glory to the Lord.
God wants all His children to experience this, to swim in the river of living water that has the power to renew, restore and resurrect life, but we must first let go of our own agendas, take our hands off the steering wheel and let God be the driver.
Dear Lord,
I thank You for this day. I give You full control to take me and use me in any way that You desire, that Your Name may be glorified. Amen.
God bless you,
Theo and Manju