I've often seen those bumper stickers that say, "God is my co-pilot," or "Jesus is my co-pilot." In my head, I've hmmphed to myself and thought, "We-ell! God is more than my co-pilot, he's my pilot."
Thing is, calling him my pilot implies that I can stretch out in the back while he does the driving. Remembering the Divine Human Cooperative, God will only do what I cannot do. I can drive my car. God will not take the wheel to steer the car or put his foot on the pedal to determine my speed. But I don't have the map or the directions to get me where I'm going. God does. So God navigates me through my life, telling me when and where to turn, if I just need to keep going in the same direction, or if I need to make a legal u-turn when possible. He also will try to point out that I'm approaching a red light or stop sign if I get distracted.
So I need to listen for God's directions, because he is my co-pilot and he knows how to get me where he wants me to go.
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