I have had my driving permit for ages. Yes, I'm 17 and and I still don't have my license - thanks to Michigan's (silly) but smart laws that require 3 weeks of class, 2 hours a day, 4 days a week and 6 hours of driving time with a (certified) driving instructor. On top of that, once you do get your license you're on some sort of watch list until you're 18. Whew. (Just so you know, I'll be getting my license sometime next year.)

When I started driving, it was the first time that my parents had to sit in the passenger seat (okay...they've sat there before but not while I was driving) while I had control over the car. I had control over the car because my parents allowed me to. They could have easily told me that I wasn't allowed to drive yet or something. But they let me drive. They gave the keys to me and put me in control of the car.

Before we're Christians, we're driving our own car to the destination we want, regardless of what others have to say. Yes, we may take input, but we know how we want to run our lives.

When we become Christians, in a way we "hand over the keys" to God. He has control over our lives now because He's driving the car to His destination. He's caring out His plan for our lives. This seems easy but it's not. I struggle with it a lot. Giving up everything following Christ isn't the easiest or the most popular thing to do - especially in today's culture.

"Giving up the keys" is not easy. Our tendancy is to want control over everything. Sometimes we don't want to give the keys up and move to the passenger seat. But we do as Christians. We have to surrender daily to Christ. Just as my parents gave me their keys to drive, we must also "give the keys" to God and let Him drive our car. Who's Driving Your Car?