day 1088: Autonomous Cars

"And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will guide you with knowledge and understanding."

The other day I got stuck in a major traffic jam on highway 101 south.  There was a terrible accident on the northbound side right smack in the heart of morning peak rush hour.  Dead stopped and no way to get off the highway for at least the next 30 minutes. I was already late and I really needed both hands to send a message, fire up my laptop to follow along with the meeting that I would now be calling into versus attending. As I was fretting I thought of the Google Autonomous Car I had seen driving itself the other day and I found myself wanting one, right now!  Imagine being able to sit in traffic and let the car do this:

I have read that millions of miles have now been logged by these cars and all without one accident and when in traffic, they are just great.  The car takes over and we can go about doing what else we want to do. I look forward to this day as I am not much of a driver anyway.  Keep your eyes open for an autonomous car to be driving next to you soon.  There aren't many of them on the road yet, but they are coming.  Like releasing control of anything in our lives, it will be hard to let go the first time, but I predict that these cars will be one of the fastest changer of human behavior we will experience in our lifetime. We will let go of the wheel quickly.

God says that we are His sheep and that He is always leading us, if we will just let him do so. If there is a place where we hold back and resist letting go it is when God wants us to let Him be in control. If our faith is strong enough to let a car, or an auto pilot software in a plane to take control, then why do we resist God's control?  What pilot or driver would you rather have and trust?  Software or "Godware"?  God wants us to relinquish the steering wheels of our lives to Him.  He doesn't make mistakes. His judgment is impeccable.  He doesn't take us in a wrong direction.  So, what's holding us back?  Consider today if you are allowing God to have full and willing control of life today?

Reference: Jeremiah 3:15 (New Living Translation)