Riding in a Booster Seat

Do you ever feel like we're all just riding through life in a booster seat? You know, that child's seat in the back of the car?

In a booster seat you don't get to choose where you travel. Your driver may bring you to some very nice places. You may see a lot from that seat. But you don't get to choose where you go. That part isn't up to you.

In a booster seat you don't get to see the whole picture. Your view is limited to what's just outside your window. You can't see too far ahead. You also can't see too much behind you. 

In a booster seat you're wearing a seat belt. You're tightly strapped in. There are limits to how much you can move around, how far you can reach.

How could anyone find hope in riding in a booster seat, you may ask. 

Because riding in the booster seat is like going through life with God at the wheel. Oh that's a worn-out phrase! I think it might even be an old country song or something, but bear with me.

There's hope in knowing that a booster seat is meant to protect its passenger. It reminds us that God is in control. That He can see clearly, even though we can't.

It's knowing that the booster seat is actually the palm of His hand - like in the song On Eagle's Wings, where the last line reminds us:

And He will raise you up on eagles' wings
Bear you on the breath of dawn
Make you to shine like the sun
And hold you in the palm of His hand

I encourage you to take hope in the booster seat in which you travel.

Take in the spectacular view you are afforded from your window, knowing that although you don't have the whole picture, what you are seeing is amazing. Sure, it comes with some bumps in the road, but your driver is there to help you through them.

Enjoy life's travels, both down the block and around the world, knowing that although you don't always have control of the places you travel, you never travel alone. And it also helps to remember that the traveling is wonderful, but in the end, there's no place like home.

Take comfort in the protective hands of the Lord holding you - the seatbelt sometimes constraining you. Wrapping around you like a blanket. Find peace, for the Lord is with you always.

Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you. And lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world." Amen                                                                                              - Matthew 28:19-20