An F16 fighter jet is an amazing aircraft with incredible capabilities. But there is one thing that a jet pilot requires above all else: that the aircraft reacts completely to his control. If it were to have "a mind of its own" regardless of how remarkablable that might sound, it would end up doing as much flying as a door stop.
In the same sense, even if we had all the gifting under the sun, God as the ultimate "pilot" of our lives, will only do amazing and remarkable things with our lives if we are fully under His control. If we insist upon taking our lives into our own hands at every opportunity we will find ourselves as effective as a perverbial door stop, and a less gifted by more humble man or woman will be used in our stead. Obedience to God is the golden key to a life of joy and excellence.
