Following a car

“And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever.” John 14:16

On Thursday night, I got done with the evangelism and got into the car to return back home. It was a long way back to get home. I had to go for over an hour. It was raining and not only that, there was fog all over. Visibility was not that good. I thought to myself, I would really be in trouble if I see a deer in this situation. I wanted to get home safe.

So I started driving. When I left the city and got into the highway everything got dark. And soon I caught up with a car in front of me. Usually, with my driving style (or I would say my temper), I would try to speed up on a two-lane road to pass that vehicle so that I wouldn’t have anyone in front of me. But this evening, I decided not to do that. I just drove behind this car, not too close, not too far away. I just followed the car. When it slowed down, I slowed down. When it picked up speed, I did the same thing. I let the car lead me and I just followed. I felt rather safe by doing that in this kind of visibility and weather. This car eventually led me all the way to Superior and I got home safe.

As Jesus returned back to heaven, He didn’t leave us alone in this dark and foggy world. As the verse above, He sent us a Helper, the Holy Spirit, to lead us and guide us safely. As I had chosen not to pass that car and drive alone, but to simply just follow, we can do the same as the Holy Spirit is willing to lead us through. We can find security and comfort as we make the choice to follow according to His ways.