Color Me Manual?

My brother was showing me how to drive a manual car today. One thing about it is being careful to make sure you are in the right gear or the car will stall or even cut off. That got me to thinking about my life. How often do I put myself in the wrong gear of being distracted or out of focus and then wonder why my life comes to a stand still or sputters? I am sad to say a lot. I need to focused. I need to be in the right gear for the speed I am needing to go. Sometimes life is faster and sometimes it slows down a little, but whatever the speed I need to be in the right gear to accomplish whatever I am being called to.