Faith and Tires By Drewe Zanki

Have you ever had an ‘aha!’ moment? You know, when something happens and you just ‘get it’?

This happened to me almost 15 years ago, but the memory remains clear to this day. I was driving somewhere with my wife in the car, and we were on a highway just north of Brisbane, Australia. We were doing about 100Kph (65 Mph), and as we reached a turn in the road we went right on around.

That doesn’t sound very exciting does it? But I instantly thought that the reason I turned in at such speed was faith – faith in the tires that as I turned the wheel, they would hold and we would go around the corner safely. I wasn’t speeding, I wasn’t being crazy, I just trusted that I could take the corner at that speed with no issue at all.

What I really had that day was a realization that we have faith in many things in our lives – even complete faith. Had the tires not held, I would at the very least be severely injured, if not more likely meeting God face to face. And yet we rarely think about these things as we go on our daily lives, but just simply have faith that they will do the job as designed.

How does that relate to our faith in God?

How often does something come up and we question God? How often does an opportunity open before us and we doubt God? How often are we called to do something and yet we hesitate because of fear?

Daily, I trust all sorts of things, like the tires on my car, with my very life.

Am I willing to do the same with God, the almighty creator of the universe?

Hebrews 10:22-23 (ESV)

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.

What do you trust more - God, or things?

About the Author:

Drewe is married to Kerry with 2 children, a full time IT manager, and part time Bible scholar. He posts verse by verse studies at delvinginto.com . His key passion is the Bible - that it is the Word of God and the ultimate guide to a relationship with Jesus, and therefore worthy of significant time and study.

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