WHO IS BEHIND THE WHEEL?

In Numbers 27 when Joshua is chosen by God to be the next leader of the Children of Israel, the Bible characterizes him as a man in whom is the spirit. You will never be able to influence others spiritually until your life is being controlled by the Spirit of God yourself. The New Testament terminology for this in Ephesians 5 is being “filled with the Spirit.” Think of it like driving. I wonder how many of you are like me in that whenever you are in a car you need to be the one driving. Unfortunately, that's how many of us are when it comes to our lives. We must be the one who makes the decisions regarding where we go, what we do, what we spend, how we respond, and what we say. In most cases, we tend to control our own lives. To be filled with the Spirit means that I get out from behind the steering wheel of my life and give that control to the Spirit of God. No longer will it be me making the decisions. From now on, it is, “God, what do You want me to do? Where do You want me to go? What do You want me to say? What do You want me to spend? How do You want me to respond?”