Our spiritual life is like a car:

The gas tank must be filled with the proper fuel to run at its best.
* What would happen if you put water in your gas tank?

Not only wouldn’t your car run, but you could ruin your engine.

* Water fuels our bodies and makes them healthy, but it is not the proper fuel for a car.

* Water symbolizes the things of the world that can fill and satisfy us.

They are not bad unto themselves, but they’re not enough to fuel

us spiritually. Water can equal a career, a hobby, an interest,

money, relationships, anything that in a fleshly sense fuels us.

* The proper fuel for our spiritual life is spiritual in nature (Galatians 3:3).

They both must be regularly serviced.
* When you get a new car, the dealership requires you to come

in for periodic check-ups. Not going can even invalidate your

warranty.
* It is not wise to let the internal mechanisms of your car

go because you don’t have time. If you ignore a problem,

it can lead to other problems.
* Spiritually speaking, regularly servicing your spirit man

means to daily come to the Lord, be in the Word, pray,

and fellowship. Don’t wait until you have a problem.

Prevention is better than damage control of a problem.

It can be dangerous if you don’t obey the rules of the road.
* When we drive a car, we need to obey the rules of the road:

speed limits, turns, etc. If we don’t, not only can we be hurt,

but we can hurt others as well. Obeying the “rules” as Christians

means living by the standard of God’s Word. In Jesus’ time,

the Pharisees had reduced the holy life to a set of prescribed

rules and regulations. But, obedience to God is simply

living out a life of love.

The closer we get to God, the more natural it

becomes to follow Him. It is love that drives the humbled heart;

otherwise, it merely becomes just another set of rules

(Isaiah 28: 9-13).

You can’t drive safely with a dirty windshield.
* A seemingly small detail, but an important one. A dirty windshield

can make it impossible to drive safely. It will impair your vision.

The dirtier it is, the more dangerous it can become.
* As a Christian having a dirty windshield is like having

something distorting your ability to see clearly. It might be

a preconceived notion about who God is. It might be a past judgment

or bias; it might even be a past hurt. It can be anything that prevents

you from seeing clearly.

Last, but certainly not least, is that both are easier to steer when they are moving.
* Ever sit in a car that is turned off? Try to turn the wheel.

It moves a little but there is resistance. Remember when

you were younger and your father let you sit behind the wheel

and pretend to drive? You can pretend drive all you want,

but you still won’t get anywhere. As a Christian, we are to walk

in faith. There is something called active passivity (Francis Schaffer).

It means that even when we are seemingly standing still, we are

moving ahead. Moving ahead means to be daily coming to Christ.

Prayer moves us - repentance moves us - sharing moves us -

giving moves us – you get the idea.
God’s Word says that His Word is a lamp unto our feet,

not a lighthouse with a big light that illuminates our entire way.

But a lamp to our feet to see one step in front of the other.

Lord of my path, direct my steps as I follow close. Fill me with Your Spirit, cleanse my heart, heal my hurts, clear my vision, and keep me moving ever closer to You.

Check out: Psalm 139