I am driving home on unplowed roads. Not my comfort zone whatsoever. Have you ever been driving in snow and you remain in a slow lane crammed with vehicles because you dare not breach the lane next to you lest you get stuck crossing over into it? Okay, I think you're with me now.
So I'm in the "slow" lane and quite content to be there. There is a car in front of me and I'm just following along behind barely even having to pay attention to the roads. All I have to do is follow behind in the lead car's tire tracks. Then it happens. He takes the next exit...leaving me in the lead.
This wouldn't be such a big deal under normal weather conditions. I would speed up, set my cruise control, and sail through traffic. But I certainly wasn't going to do that in the snow. Suddenly I recognized that I was the pacesetter...and the track-leaver. Cars were going to follow me and I had to pay attention in order to lead them well.
As is the life of a Christ-follower. I am charged with setting the standard and staying the course that has been set by God's word. Don't be fooled. Just because a person isn't a Christian doesn't mean that they don't know what a Christian should and should not be doing. My job is to pay attention to what God tells me to do and do it so that I can leave tracks of truth for His namesake.
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