Snow and Pride

I love God. I love to look back occasionally and see where His hand has guided me.
Drove down 3211 again today. It was the strangest trip down the familiar road that I've taken in 10 years.  The snow covered everything.  Inches of fluffy white hide the road from view. Michael drove very slow, which is very strange. The extra time in the blinding cold provided time for memories.
I try to remember who I was 10 years ago.  I was independent. I had learned to rely on myself because others had disappointed me so many times.  I handled all the bills, took care of car repairs, and fixed whatever needed fixing. Learning to rely on someone else seemed a risky venture.
First I started relying on God. Not completely of course because I wasn't really sure who He was.  Little by little the wall between us began to crumble.  Then Michael came on the scene. I had never met any one like him.  He came as package deal. There was a beautiful daughter with the biggest brown eyes ever, a teenage sister who talked a million miles an hour about how wonderful he was, this mother who seemed to be hiding something, and GG (she requires her own entry).
Slowly, I started to rely on them.  I learned about faith in action.  I learned that Godly people have this thing called faith that allows them to believe the most absurd things.  Then I learned that with God all things really are possible.
God has allowed trials to come that have forced me to rely on others.  He continues to chip away at the pride that covers my heart like that snow hiding 3211.  It isn't easy to hand over control. I have to remember hourly that He is way more capable than I.  But each hour I humble myself, the snow melts off my heart.  3211 was almost completely covered today.  There were faint traces of road and occasional clear patches. I really didn't have any trouble relying on Michael to drive us safely across the mess.  Years ago that would have scared me. Now, time and again he has brought us safely home. I am able to trust him and relax. How much more trustworthy is our Father? I love God