BBD 09.23.02 Take a Wild Ride

#1 · September 23, 2002, 10:39 am

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Posted by: wrather <wrather@...>

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The Burning Bush Devotional
09.23.02

Take a Wild Ride

For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy. - Colossians 1:9-11.

Someone recently gave me a motorcycle! Can you believe it? Its not just any old cycle, but a Yamaha, Maxim X, with a 5 valve 700 cc monster. If you dont know that that means, dont worry about it. Im not sure if I do yet, either.

When I first tried to get it started, I couldnt remember how to do anything with a motorcycle. Thankfully, someone was driving by and stopped to show me the finer points of the iron horse.

Eventually, when no one was around, I actually got it started and tried to take off. It surged forward a couple of times and then died. I started it again and it surged forward three times and then died. The third time, I gave it lots of gas, let off the clutch and it surged forward and took off! Of course, I was unprepared for success and it scared me to death! I was heading at warp speed towards the fence across the street from my driveway.

I swerved in the nick of time and missed the fence. I nearly fell over and kept wobbling down the street for quite a distance. All of this was happening in a matter of seconds and I could not figure out why I wasnt slowing down. The light bulb finally came on and I realized that if I wanted to slow down, I would have to let off the throttle.

After I got it stopped, I was too afraid of the thing to ride it back to my house, so I pushed it all the way back and into my drive way. While trying to set the bike up on the kickstand, the thing fell over on me and scraped my leg up. Of course, I told Libby as little as possible about any of this!

Now, its almost two weeks later after that initial experience. Im not ready to be in Easy Rider II or even take a road adventure to far away Idabel (10 miles), but I can ride that motorcycle. Its really a blast. You feel the wind in your hair, the sun on your face, and you hear and feel the rumble of the engine. You can go fast or slow, but it takes lots of balance and coordination to shift all the gears and work the brakes when you slow down or stop. I imagine that in two months Ill enjoy it even more (because it wont die on me every other time I stop) and feel like I could go anywhere on it.

Gods will is a lot like my motorcycle. If you just hop on and give it the gas, you might be scared where it takes you. New Christians or believers who first become active often feel like they have jumped off the deep end and that theyre on a wild ride. This is why some get off and park and never quite get back on. After a while, you realize that theres nothing else like the wild ride of being in Gods will. Hell take you places you never thought youd go and youll think its a blast!

It takes experience, time, and practice to be spiritually coordinated and enjoy the ride. You get these from reading the Bible coming to church, praying and applying what you learn from those things by serving God. If more Christians would do these things, their spiritual ride would not die every other time they try to start it!

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Posted by: wrather <wrather@...>

Please sign the GuestMap at The Burning Bush website. You can plant your country's flag on the map and leave a message. You can find it on the front page at http://www.theburningbush.org

Todays devotional was written by my son, Clark Wrather, who is the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Broken Bow, Oklahoma. Clark may be contacted at [email protected]. The Scripture and title have been added.

The Burning Bush Devotional
09.23.02

Take a Wild Ride

For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy. - Colossians 1:9-11.

Someone recently gave me a motorcycle! Can you believe it? Its not just any old cycle, but a Yamaha, Maxim X, with a 5 valve 700 cc monster. If you dont know that that means, dont worry about it. Im not sure if I do yet, either.

When I first tried to get it started, I couldnt remember how to do anything with a motorcycle. Thankfully, someone was driving by and stopped to show me the finer points of the iron horse.

Eventually, when no one was around, I actually got it started and tried to take off. It surged forward a couple of times and then died. I started it again and it surged forward three times and then died. The third time, I gave it lots of gas, let off the clutch and it surged forward and took off! Of course, I was unprepared for success and it scared me to death! I was heading at warp speed towards the fence across the street from my driveway.

I swerved in the nick of time and missed the fence. I nearly fell over and kept wobbling down the street for quite a distance. All of this was happening in a matter of seconds and I could not figure out why I wasnt slowing down. The light bulb finally came on and I realized that if I wanted to slow down, I would have to let off the throttle.

After I got it stopped, I was too afraid of the thing to ride it back to my house, so I pushed it all the way back and into my drive way. While trying to set the bike up on the kickstand, the thing fell over on me and scraped my leg up. Of course, I told Libby as little as possible about any of this!

Now, its almost two weeks later after that initial experience. Im not ready to be in Easy Rider II or even take a road adventure to far away Idabel (10 miles), but I can ride that motorcycle. Its really a blast. You feel the wind in your hair, the sun on your face, and you hear and feel the rumble of the engine. You can go fast or slow, but it takes lots of balance and coordination to shift all the gears and work the brakes when you slow down or stop. I imagine that in two months Ill enjoy it even more (because it wont die on me every other time I stop) and feel like I could go anywhere on it.

Gods will is a lot like my motorcycle. If you just hop on and give it the gas, you might be scared where it takes you. New Christians or believers who first become active often feel like they have jumped off the deep end and that theyre on a wild ride. This is why some get off and park and never quite get back on. After a while, you realize that theres nothing else like the wild ride of being in Gods will. Hell take you places you never thought youd go and youll think its a blast!

It takes experience, time, and practice to be spiritually coordinated and enjoy the ride. You get these from reading the Bible coming to church, praying and applying what you learn from those things by serving God. If more Christians would do these things, their spiritual ride would not die every other time they try to start it!

If I can help you in any way please contact me at [email protected]

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addictions or recovering from addictions. Receive devotionals and
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receive prayer requests. Over 200 members. Send a blank email
to: [email protected]

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