Many years ago I was flying with my friend
S. C. Barker in his private plane. He was making some short ministry trips with me and spoiling me with custom air service. We made several great trips together. On our first trip he demonstrated his computerized auto-pilot capabilities. It was amazing to see how after take off you could set the auto-pilot to a specific destination and it would take us there with ease and accuracy. One day while leading a marriage counseling session I thought about my experience with the auto-pilot. The couple with whom I was working had been married quite a few years. Now after years of smooth sailing they had hit a rough patch. They made a common mistake of thinking they had navigated the tricky waters of marriage formation and now it was all clear sailing ahead. They had wrongly assumed that marriage could be put on auto-pilot and therein was their error. No marriage or life in general can ever be put on auto-pilot. Whether it's marriage, life or business the auto-pilot mode is a crash waiting to happen. Many years ago I adopted a life slogan that has worked well for me. "The thing that made you successful will keep you successful." As soon as you stop investing into your marriage and/or endeavor you begin to deteriorate. That is critically important in marriage and certainly in your relationship with the Lord. Maybe it is time for you or someone you know to turn off auto-pilot and get back involved in flying the plane.
