Have you ever seen cars with just one person in them using the carpool lanes in big cities? How infuriating! Especially when you’re sitting in stand-still traffic with six people in the car and a cramp forming in your right calf muscle from alternating back and forth between the gas and the brake. And then some suit, usually in a Porsche or Maserati, has the audacity to cruise by chatting on their Bluetooth completely oblivious that they’re breaking rush-hour protocol.
If it were even possible to catch his speedy little sports car with your minivan, you would happily follow him to whatever his destination is and kindly inform them that the carpool lane is for Green people who commute to work in groups to save the planet, not for uncaring business types who probably spray aerosol cans at baby seals for kicks and giggles.
But instead you just sit and fume.
Life is a lot like the carpool lane. We were never intended to do it alone. When God made Adam in the garden, He said, “it is not good for man to be alone.” (Genesis 2:18) We need others to make it through life, especially the Christian life.
Too many times I’ve seen Christians isolate themselves from church and fellowship with their brothers and sisters in Christ because of disagreements or work schedules, but it’s a lot like taking the carpool lane all alone. You might feel like you’re getting ahead and doing just fine, but sooner or later trouble is going to catch up with you. We need other Christians in our lives to rejoice when we rejoice, to mourn when we mourn, and most importantly to offer correction when we walk into error.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy. (Proverbs 27:6)
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