WAYMO - Way Less

A friend recently rode in one of those Waymo driverless taxis to the airport. He said it was emotionally and mentally stressful at first to trust a car driven without a person in the driver’s seat, challenging their trust as the car was navigating its way through heavy traffic. A couple times they waited at a stop sign longer than normal due to the safety protocols. The encounter was definitely a trust exercise and an experience in surrender. 

Recent brain scan studies have shown that (this is their term) the “surrender” portion of your brain is activated when you pray in the spirit. They have found that this very area of your brain, which creates greater peace and less self-consciousness, lights up when you engage in prayer. 

No wonder Paul said it this like this: 

A person who speaks in tongues is strengthened personally.  1Cor. 14:4 

You have less of you and your worries and fears, and more of his control and grace. Sounds like we who live in a self-promotion, “me first” culture might do well to recalibrate our souls and minds often through this prayer to accomplish healthy relinquishment and a renewed mind with fresh confidence in him who knows best. Something to consider.