Stay in your Lane Bro
As a guy.. I am a TV Commercial aficionado. While I respect my wife, when it comes to TV Commercials, I have a deeper appreciation for this truly ‘commercial’ art.
Case in point is a TV commercial by AT&T where a tattoo artist tells his client he is just an ok tattoo artist but not a good one. Then the concerned client questions the tattoo artist, not drawing the image before inking the real tattoo, and this 'just ok' tattoo artist tells him, "Stay in your lane, bro."
Funny stuff makes me smile every time it pops up on TV.
What is the message of this commercial? Don't settle for just ok.
But hidden in this TV ad.. I have gleaned a spiritual correlation. You have to look closely, but I swear there is one.
When I talk to (aka pray) God, I am not talking with just an OK deity.. I am talking with the 'only' Creator of this World: Omniscient, Omnipresent, and our perfect loving Heavenly Father.
So when I vent (aka pray) to God, my busy mind fretting about never-ending pandemics, inflation, midterm elections, my family, friends, and mix it all up in a big bowl of worry with more than a splash of media hype.. I tell God, "I don't know how this will all work out."
And this is when God whispers to me.. "Stay in your lane, bro."
But unlike a 'just ok' deity, our God is sovereign. He has this bowl of worries of mine along with everyone else's favorite rage or anxiety recipe, and though mankind has again made such a mess of things.. He was not caught off guard. He is not surprised, and NEWS FLASH, none of this is a ripple in God's great plan.
Note: I want to be clear that there are consequences for anyone and/or a nation's actions and/or rejections of God, but still, there is peace in knowing God is sovereign.
Another NEWS FLASH.. this life, our moment in time, is not about us.. It is about each of us being faithful in word and deed as we hear God say, "Stay in our lane, bro, I got this".
I will confess that I struggle to understand this. It's not that I doubt God is sovereign, but that He allows the free will of mankind to make a mess, and so what am I to do?
So with this in mind, I will pray to our God who is good. I pray we love Him with our words and deeds, knowing God answers our prayers.
And finally, I pray..
Heavenly Father, bless and use each of us for your glory in ways that can only be described as beyond our dreams.
Remember, God loves us.
Jeff (changing lanes often) Larson
