“Live as people who are free, not using
your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God." (1 Peter 2:16 ESV)
I'll never forget the day I came in,
flashed my newly acquired [driver’s license], and said, "Dad, look!"
He goes, "Whoa! Look at this. You got your license. Good for you!"
Holding the keys to his car, he tossed them in my direction and smiled,
"Tell you what, son . . . you can have the car for two hours, all on your
own." Only four words, but how wonderful: "All on your own."
I thanked him, danced out to the garage,
opened the car door, and shoved the key into the ignition. My pulse rate must
have shot up to 180 as I backed out of the driveway and roared off. While
cruising along "all on my own," I began to think wild stuff—like, This car can probably do 100 miles an hour.
I could go to Galveston and back twice in two hours if I averaged 100 miles an
hour. I can fly down the Gulf Freeway and even run a few lights. After all,
nobody's here to say, "Don't!" We're talking dangerous, crazy
thoughts! But you know what? I didn't do any of them. I don't believe I drove
above the speed limit. In fact, I distinctly remember turning into the driveway
early . . . didn't even stay away the full two hours. Amazing, huh? I had my
dad's car all to myself with a full gas tank in a context of total privacy and
freedom, but I didn't go crazy. Why? My relationship with my dad and my
granddad was so strong that I couldn't, even though I had a license and nobody
was in the car to restrain me. Over a period of time there had developed a sense
of trust, a deep love relationship that held me in restraint.
-- Charles Swindoll in “The Grace Awakening”
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