It's a Desert Out There

We cracked an oil pan the first time we went out to Chaco Canyon because our Ford Focus was willing to do anything we asked of it -- it didn't have the aptitude for it. We needed something with:
* four wheel or all wheel drive,
* at least eight inches of clearance -- the Ford has six, and
* no sense of self-preservation.
People choose to drive different vehicles for different reasons. Not infrequently you will see something a VW bug trying to navigate ice or a racer attempting to traverse a curb or a tiny Ford on washboard roads. And we all laugh -- don't you know your car isn't made for that?
But it's no laughing matter when someone's life "car" -- which could also be called faith or worldview -- can't handle the huge ruts and harsh weather of life. In life, we need faith that is:
* steadfast and immovable as we know and obey our Savior,
* always abounding in the work of Lord -- as James says, faith without works is dead, and
* confident in the promises of Jesus Christ.
In other words, we need a hardened desert-ready car for life.

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