"Let Go of the Reins"

God is the rider, the Holy Spirit is the reins, and we are the horse. Have you ever seen a horse try to turn around and ride itself? It doesn't work, obviously. The problem we are constantly running into as people is that we keep trying to turn around and ride ourselves, and take the reins from God in our lives, trying to jerk the leading of the Holy Spirit to bend to our own ways. We hold on to the reins and try going in our own direction, pulling pulling pulling, holding on, unwilling to yield in any small or large given area where we still want control. When all we're supposed to do is trust our rider, our master, let go of our grip on the reins, and trust that He will use the Holy  Spirit to direct us to the path that is best for us.