How Far Will I Trust?

The car I have is a 2019 vehicle that is way fancier than I needed, but it was a good deal and had most of the things I was looking for. It ends up having a lot of bells and whistles that I will probably never use. One feature that I do like is an obstacle detection alarm. This means when I am backing out of a parking space, a beeping sound in the car will alert me to cars and people. Also, when I am parking, the beeping will sound if I begin to get too close to any obstacles. Today, as I was halfway to church, I realized I had left something at home that I needed. I was turning around quickly. As I threw the car into reverse, a warning light came on. Part way home I saw the explanation. Wipe off the sensors on the outside of the car. I didn’t have time to do it and at that point didn’t need the feature. Later, as I drove into town, I noticed the warning light was off. Did it fix itself or did it stop working? It was now dark and a car opposite to where I was parking had their lights on, making it hard to see. I wanted to back into the spot but was partially blinded by the lights. Now, I had to decide if I trusted that object detector was working or not. I started backing up very cautiously, but then the beeping started, indicating I was getting close. It worked. I parked. No damage done. That’s one thing with a car that can be repaired, but we need to ask ourselves how far are we willing to go in our trusting Jesus and the Bible? This question really does have eternal consequences. We might ask ourselves; do we trust our money or God more? Would we still have the same faith (or greater) if all of a sudden, all our money, savings, and retirement funds were worthless. If God called you to leave everything to do a job He had in mind for you, could you do that? We can’t say we are too old to serve because God called Noah to start building the ark when he was about 600 years old. He also used John the Baptist’s mother who was barren and well beyond childbearing age. I had to trust a feature on my car for a moment that I was in control of. God wants us to be willing to give up all control, all ownership, all relationships, etc. to follow Him alone. O Holy Spirit, stir in our hearts and renew our faith. We offer our lives, our wealth, our time, and more in obedience to You. Amen