What Kind of Car Do You Drive?

May 26, 2024
 
Reflections From the Heart of Allan Redenius
There was an era when the kind of car you drove showed off your personality.  For instance, I remember a man who bought a Ford Edsel.  Edsel was one of the biggest failures in car making history.  It was manufactured for only three years between 1957 and 1960.  But the man who bought this boondoggle of a car, was just as slow and lethargic as the car.  Like the Edsel, this man was big too.  On the other hand, if you owned a 1957 Chevrolet, now you’re talkin’ classy.  I knew plenty of people with that make and model of a car.  They were always energetic and enthusiastic, or so it seemed to me.
 
My first car didn’t quite fit my personality.  The only thing my 1956 Oldsmobile fit into was my pocketbook.  I paid only $75 for this monster of a car.  Pull into the gas station and tell the attendant, “Fill up the oil and check the gas.”  Man, that behemoth used a lot of oil.  But it lasted a good long time.  Any car that might have run into it, would have bounced right off.  It was built like a tank.  One time, it hailed with huge hail stones.  The parking lot was full of dented cars.  Not my 1956 Oldsmobile!
 
So, I’m thinking of my wife, Armona.  What kind of car would fit her personality?  Over the years, she did drive several convertibles.  One of those convertibles was a 1996 Trans Am with a corvette engine and six speeds on the floor.  Yes, the color fit her full throttle personality.  The car was red! 😊  Kind of wish we still had that muscle car.  By the way, she can’t wait until there are flying cars.  Get to where you’re going—faster!
 
What about me?  Well, I drive what I would describe as a mid-size SUV, something practical.  It’s comfortable, reasonably priced, if there is such a thing, and though not a pickup, I can haul a lot of stuff in it.
 
All of us should feel sorry for the American mom.  All of them have one car personality.  They all drive vans.  (Just so ya know, when our kids were living at home—their Mom did too.)
 
Yes, cars tell you something about people.  Just because you buy a different car that doesn’t fit your personality, that purchase doesn’t change who you are.  Only Jesus can do that.  And, when you give your life to Him, you’ll be on your best trip yet heading to Heaven!
 
Love and blessings,
Pastor Allan
 
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