Isn't the Holy Spirit just a Garmin nuvi?

Driving from San Antonio to El Paso amidst the endless nothingness of southern Texas, there are no Chinese restaurants.

Unless, of course, you have a Garmin nuvi.

Not only will that little GPS thing tell you there are Chinese restaurants hidden amidst all the tumbleweed and border patrol cars, it'll tell you if they're north-northwest of you, or southeast of you. It'll tell you how many miles away they are. And if you punch the right buttons, it'll lead you road by road, turn by turn, until it says, in that mature lady's voice (with just a little promise of fun):

"Arriving at destination."

Now here's my question: Is a Garmin nuvi really the Holy Spirit?

Don't we ask the Holy Spirit to show us the way? Now we can just program it in! Isn't the Holy Spirit just some sort of top-of-the-line Garmin nuvi?

Let's call it the Garmin HS. Very pricey.

Well, now, maybe some of us would say NO, the Holy Spirit is less than the bottom-of-the-line Garmin, because, ahem, we've programmed in all sorts of destinations and the thing doesn't work. It says nothing.

And many customers have turned away, no longer walking with Him.

Why doesn't it work?

Well, the Holy Spirit Garmin gives the directions, yes, but we don't program in the destination. The unit doesn't say whatever you want it to say; in fact, it can't.

There's Something Else hidden in the tumbleweed of this world. Blessed is he who sees and hears. And follows.

And I hear there is food involved when we get there. And I'm betting at least some of it will be Chinese.

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John 16.12-15 I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14 He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and making it known to you. 15 All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will take from what is mine and make it known to you.16 In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me.

John 6.65-66 He went on to say, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled him." From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.

Luke 24.40-43 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?” They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate it in their presence.

Revelation 19.9 And the angel said* to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”