It's Like Riding a Bike
It's like riding a bike.
I have three kids and I have taught two of them to ride a bike successfully. I am in the midst of my third and final two wheeled balancing course. They have all been a little different; partly because of each child's temperament, partly because my strategy has changed.
All the variables aside, the same dilemma rears it's ugly head every time.
The problem with learning to ride a bike is that it gets exponentially easier to balance the faster you pedal. However, the faster you hurl yourself through time and space increases your risk for injury.
Even a young child knows intuitively...
If I fall at 5mph it hurts.
If I fall at 10mph there will be tears.
If I fall at 15mph there may be blood and bones involved.
The problem of riding a bike isn't just one of physics; it's about trust.
Do I trust that if I put myself at greater risk by going faster I will be successful and not meet a gravelly ruin?
It's a paradoxical hurdle that every person who has ever learned to ride a bike has had to conquer.
Being open to God's call and direction in your life is like riding a bike. It's a paradoxical hurdle, where you will only ever know the love, care, and purpose of your life if you are willing to take off the training wheels and pedal fast.
It's terrifying.
It's beautiful.
It's liberation.
Everything that you thought would result in your downfall turns into your strength. Pretty soon you're taking your hands off the handlebars all together.
You realize that the more you trust Jesus with your life the safer you become. Not because you are at objectively less risk, but because the only way to live your life to the fullest is by giving it back to God.
It's how we were created, it's how you ride a bike.
I have three kids and I have taught two of them to ride a bike successfully. I am in the midst of my third and final two wheeled balancing course. They have all been a little different; partly because of each child's temperament, partly because my strategy has changed.
All the variables aside, the same dilemma rears it's ugly head every time.
The problem with learning to ride a bike is that it gets exponentially easier to balance the faster you pedal. However, the faster you hurl yourself through time and space increases your risk for injury.
Even a young child knows intuitively...
If I fall at 5mph it hurts.
If I fall at 10mph there will be tears.
If I fall at 15mph there may be blood and bones involved.
The problem of riding a bike isn't just one of physics; it's about trust.
Do I trust that if I put myself at greater risk by going faster I will be successful and not meet a gravelly ruin?
It's a paradoxical hurdle that every person who has ever learned to ride a bike has had to conquer.
Being open to God's call and direction in your life is like riding a bike. It's a paradoxical hurdle, where you will only ever know the love, care, and purpose of your life if you are willing to take off the training wheels and pedal fast.
It's terrifying.
It's beautiful.
It's liberation.
Everything that you thought would result in your downfall turns into your strength. Pretty soon you're taking your hands off the handlebars all together.
You realize that the more you trust Jesus with your life the safer you become. Not because you are at objectively less risk, but because the only way to live your life to the fullest is by giving it back to God.
It's how we were created, it's how you ride a bike.
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Such a simple idea...learning how to rife a bike....yet such a great parallel to our life with Christ.
Thanks brother