the story to the title

If you have ever been horse back riding you know that the reins are essentially to controlling where you are going and help keep you on the horse.
But if you ride horses regularly you probably have tried at least once or twice to ride with out them to see if your horse was well behaved enough, to see if you were skilled enough or whatever. The truth is, is that it usually doesn't work. You end up going in a direction that you were not expecting to go in and have no way of gaining. This creates a huge feeling of vulnerability and complete dependence on the horse. In most situations this is not a favorable feeling but in a walk with Christ this is ideal. Completely out of control. Vulnerable and sometimes completely blindsided but knowing that the one leading you has only the best in store. so we sit most of the time trying hard to gain control, get rid of this vulnerability and fear of the unknown when really that's the beauty of the life as a christian. We have no control and that's how its supposed to be. All we have to do is sit back and enjoy the ride.