Out Of Control

Psalm 55:22

I remember sliding on the ice in my beautiful 1976 Pontiac Sunbird like it was yesterday.  I was nineteen, driving too fast because I was running late to work, and the roads were icy.  Before I could blink I had spun around about four times and landed in the ditch.  Even though I had a firm grip on the steering wheel and had my foot pressed firmly on the brake…I was out of control. 

Is your life out of control?  Yes, it looks like you’re in control, but you know you’re not.  Maybe you thought it would never happen to you.  Maybe you thought you could handle whatever life threw at you.  Maybe you thought you were young enough, strong enough, old enough, wise enough… But all that doesn’t matter now.  Regardless of what you thought, you're out of control.

How do you get out of the ditch after you’ve lost control?  I did it with the help of my dad and the neighbor’s tractor.  But if your life is out of control, there’s only one hope.  Turn your life over to God.  To borrow a line from the country song, let “Jesus take the wheel…”  Because the truth is you are not young enough, strong enough, old enough or wise enough to do it on your own.  You need help.  You need to turn it over to Jesus.  Cast your cares on Him – He will save you, strengthen you, and sustain you.