Being held back

Have you ever had the notion to just jump into a car and take off? Take off to nowhere? Somewhere? You know, just get in the car and drive! Go in a different direction than you've ever gone?

I think our lives are a pretty good reflection of M. Night Shyamalan's movie, "The Village". In the movie there is a "settlement" of people that have their own culture and own things holding them back. There is the fear of certain colors and a boundary line that no one can cross. The younger people fall in line and do as they're told, they don't know any different. However, you come to find out that this village is tucked away in some national park where a few families were trying to create a utopia. It reminds me a lot of our world. There are fears of certain things that are ingrained into you from childhood. Some rational, others are just boundaries set up by those who either fear something or are trying to have control over a situation.

Heres my point: I am wondering what is holding me back. What fears do I have that are legitimate fears and what things are just someone trying to control me or my emotions? Why is it that, if you looked at a map of our daily lives, there are worn out paths leading and going to the same things rather than veering off onto some new adventure? What holds you back? What keeps you from dreaming? What have you been taught that you really don't understand?

May God allow us to get in the seat next to Him and venture on new roads. May we not be found on the same, worn-out muddy trails when He has a bigger "more abundant life" for us to lead! Jump the fence, start the car, take a step..."push the pedal down, watch the world fly by us..."