Radical Reliance

When I first started learning how to drive, I remember being very impatient and argumentative with my mom. If she gave me a direction that I already knew, I lashed out on verbal anger. If I made a mistake, I got mad at her for not telling me what to do. I felt like there was nothing right I could do without getting upset, and she felt the same. Now that I think about the first few months of driving with my parents, I lost alot of driving priveleges because of my attitude. That really upset me. My parents constantly reminded me that "driving is a privelege, NOT a right." I felt hurt. I felt like I wasn't driving as well as I could. I didn't like the comments that they were making, but really, I had absolutely NO right to talk to and treat my parents the way I did. I often apologised to them, but I didn't really trust God to help me through the difficult time I was having. If I had not relied on my own strength and ability, I probably would have had a better time while driving with my parents. I regret not praying more when I was going through this time.