I posted this originally on my Facebook blog and it got a lot of response. Had people thinking of Backseat Drivers, roadrage, etc
I do a lot of driving. Besides living in Monroe County and working,
going to Church and almost everything else in Macon; my job has me
driving 2-3 days a week up to Marietta to work at Dobbins Air Reserve
Base. Besides that, the company I work for has a contract that can on
any given day have me driving to the Florida state line, near any of
the other surrounding states or anywhere in between. The point of all
that is to say – I do a lot of driving – and it occurred to me that in
some ways some Christians are like bad drivers.
CONSTANT TURN SIGNAL CLICKER – This Christian sees the signs of the
times in everything and points it out to everyone. Not just about
earthquakes, famines, and war but they see the signs in a local traffic
accident and other mundane events.
THE SLOW DRIVER – The Christian equivalent to this driver is the person
who won’t move from their current place or do anything new unless God
tells them to do it. They haven’t figured out that God has already
given them a lot of direction in the word and insist that they get
direction for everything they do from God.
SLOW DRIVER (BLUE HAIR VERSION) - There is another type of slow driver
and those are the people that insist that we can never do anything
different from the way that we have always done it. They will threaten
to withhold their time and giving to keep something new from coming to
their church.
THE SPEEDER – You have seen them blow through your church. From unsaved
visitor to the emotional saving event to eager volunteer to burned out
and gone in a matter of weeks.
THE SWERVER – Never content with a church for more than a month or two
they speed through and are off to the next one – sometimes leaving
chaos in their wake.
THE RUBBERNECKER – Is there for the show and to be entertained. The
word is not as important as the presentation. This person thrives in a
church with a lot of behind the scenes drama and controversy.
I think there is a little bit of some of these in a lot of us – the
trick is to realize when we are being a bad driver and then correct it.
These are all the ones I come come up with off the top of my head – are there any others you can think of?
And a little bit of video humor -
lol! Man, that's good. I'm thinking…
O, I was thinking how all of us drivers want everyone else to drive like we think they aught to drive.
That's true too…
O, I was thinking how all of us drivers want everyone else to drive like we think they aught to drive.
And also adding our own ideas to the laws that are already in place and expecting everyone to follow those ideas/traditions.
And also adding our own ideas to the laws that are already in place and expecting everyone to follow those ideas/traditions.
My pet peeve is drivers (Christians) with no situational awareness. They're oblivious to who and what's around. I like drivers (Christians) who anticipate what others are going to do or which lane they need to be in (or not).
Or one more: if we aren't driving we want to tell the driver what to do… mmmm that could mean a few things. *Outsiders pointing the finger on the insiders…*
Or one more: if we aren't driving we want to tell the driver what to do… mmmm that could mean a few things. *Outsiders pointing the finger on the insiders…*
…or people trying to tell the pastor how to pastor…..
Yes…. too busy to pay attention and half way run others over and not even noticing that they caused an accident or almost killed someone… Okay I got to stop.
Which is THE BACK SEAT DRIVER
would someone do that? lol
Yes…. too busy to pay attention and half way run others over and not even noticing that they caused an accident or almost killed someone… Okay I got to stop.
That's what I meant… Stever… many things like that. "Don't get me started" (Said in my best Jersey voice.)
Of course no one would tell a pastor…to their face… oooo that's the back seater.
That's what I meant… Stever… many things like that. "Don't get me started" (Said in my best Jersey voice.)
Of course no one would tell a pastor…to their face… oooo that's the back seater.
Don't even start about the mid life crisis guys with hot rods…. hahaha
Don't even start about the mid life crisis guys with hot rods…. hahaha
Okay one more I am done… the woman driver putting on makeup… Christians wearing mask…
Okay one more I am done… the woman driver putting on makeup… Christians wearing mask…
No one likes women farding while driving. lol
Studies have shown that women farding in the car is more dangerous than cell phone use while driving.
Wayyy A pastors wife not in line and then assuming a leadership roll when really wearing a mask would be super dangerous.
We should make one of those personality test for what kind of driver we are… hehehe if we had the know how or time.
Definition (from Urban Dictionary)- farding – putting on make-up while driving the car.ex. – "A farding woman ran into my car today…"
LOL! Night Steves… plural for both of you. Drive carefully, or should I say wisely and with your eyes wide open.
interesting… I love analogies:)
Awesome analogy! The farding (distracted) driver is also a good one. Texting, doing make-up, talking on cell phone, etc. I'm sure that fits in your analogy somewhere! And the road-rage driver? He's busted through a few church doors in his day, huh? Good article!
I was driving today and thought about the fearful driver after being in one too many wrecks… or afraid for another to drive… Christians afraid of church fellowship because of people hurting them… or turning away from God, ect.Road rage, John, I'd say would be the spirit of offense.
Having lived in Puerto Rico, I learned the value of "aggressive driving". For ex. a turn signal is not a request; it is a WARNING. "I'm comin' ovah!" This is how to survive in other 'driving' environments. Sometimes being an aggressive Christian is how to get to where you want to go, whereas in other environmetns, a courteous Christian is more effective. Jesus was both, maybe we should be, too? IMHO – Claire