‘The driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi, for he drives furiously’ (2 Kings 9:20).
You close the door, buckle your seatbelt, and switch on the ignition. You check your mirrors, indicate, and off you drive. I’m not trying to offer a driving lesson, but that describes what many of us spend a lot of our time doing – driving. But how do we be godly drivers? How do we glorify God in all things, including our conduct as motorists?
Sin
Driving reveals a lot about us. My family sees a side of me when I’m driving that I’m not proud of. It’s not unusual for feelings of frustration, exasperation, anger, and impatience to come to the surface. Driving is often a pressurised, stressful, harried experience. On speed awareness courses, they explore what it is that just makes us want to drive fast.
There’s usually an underlying impatience. Am I going to get caught in that yellow-box junction?! Why do I spend so long waiting at traffic lights on red? Why do I have to hit unexpected traffic when I’m running late? Look at that aggressive driver! Why is this person driving so slow?!
