Analogy on How God Saves Us

from God’s Grace at Work - Daily Devotional (Rick Warren)

I know I don’t look like it today, but for three years I was a lifeguard.
And every lifeguard knows you can’t save someone as long as they are trying to save themselves.
If somebody is drowning and flailing around in panic, a lifeguard knows to just stay back for a few seconds and wait until they give up.
Because if you try to save them while they’re trying to save themselves, they will pull you under too.

When they finally give up, they relax, you put your arm around them and just swim back to shore. It’s really quite easy.

God wants to save you.
Jesus Christ wants to save you from your hurts, your habits, and your hang-ups.
He wants to save you for his purpose and by his grace.
But you’ve got to quit trying to do it yourself.
You’ve got to relax. You need to let go and let God be God.