Some years back I worked as a youth worker for Scripture Union. One of my fondest memories is when we did a puppetry show in a local primary school and my puppet got attacked by one of the kids for being so mean. This, while some of the other kids in the group were using some very creative language in to show how much they disliked my puppet’s character. As you can imagine, there was quite a bit of uproar in the classroom but as a team, we had a great laugh about the whole incident afterwards.

My puppet was a bad character & perhaps 'deserved' the kind of treatment it got. This made me ask myself: What kind of response or reaction do I generate, as people interact with me? While I’d be interested to know how those who interact with me would answer, I think the answer lies in who’s hand is maneuvering the puppet.

The apostle Paul writes to the Galatians in chapter 2: 19 – 20, and says "I have been put to death with Christ on his cross, so that it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. This life that I live now, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave his life for me." Unlike the puppets I used to have fun with, we have a choice in deciding who the hand is that directs our lives. So, who are you allowing to direct you?

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