I am listening to my own truth today...standing in it if you will ..Trust has always been an issue for me ..so much to the point I would try to control all things...even people....my life changed dramatically when my son was born ..he wasnt breathing..my blood pressure was dropping ...his feet were purple (thats all I could see of him)...no crying (like in the movies..the baby cries instantly) How could God bless me with a baby, a miracle, and not let him live...it was the longest 1-2 minutes of my life...I said a brief prayer in that moment and said its not my will ..its yours..I gave it up! .Im really not sure what happened after I heard that baby cry for the first time...I fell back into the arms of a power greater than me ...I trusted ..and it paid off..BIGTIME! Have you seen that healthy tank of a boy I get to call my son...yeah hes a miracle! I know they happen...Im typing this! Not my first brush with death ..illness...or disease ...but i do know one thing for sure through ALL of these experiences. There is a sweet loving kind energy that can change the hardest heart, the toughest situation, and make a bleak outlook a little brighter... God to me is that energy...GOD can be Good Orderly Direction...doesnt have to be a Gandolf Lord of the Rings figure in a long white robe and a big white beard. God in the spiritual sense...is just the connection you feel inside your soul....it may be through religion...music..nature...other people..kindness. whatever......Please read this with that in mind. Someone had it as a handout in the rehab I worked in and I have used it since...both personally & professionally. Going to the Dr. this am....and Ill be in the second seat ...just pedaling along ...have a great day! Much love & Many Blessings A Tandem Ride With God I used to think of God as my observer, my judge, keeping track of the things I did wrong, so as to know whether I merited heaven or hell when I die. He was out there, sort of like a president. I recognized His picture when I saw it, but I didn’t really know Him. But later on, when I met God, it seemed as though life was rather like a bike, but it was a tandem bike, and I noticed that God was in the back helping me pedal. I didn’t know just when it was He suggested we change, but life has not been the same since I took the back seat to God. He makes life exciting! When I had control, I thought I knew the way. It was rather boring, but predictable. It was the shortest distance between two points. But when He took the lead, He knew delightful long cuts, up mountains, and through rocky places and at break-through speeds; it was all I could do to hang on! Even though it often looked like madness, He said, “Pedal!” I was worried and anxious and asked, “Where are you taking me?” He laughed and didn’t answer and I started to learn to trust. I forgot my boring life and entered into adventure. And when I’d say, “I’m scared”, He’d lean back and touch my hand. He took me to people with gifts that I needed, gifts of healing, acceptance and joy. They gave me their gifts to take on my journey, our journey, my Lord’s and mine. And we were off again! He said, “Give the gifts away; they’re extra baggage, too much weight.” So I did, to the people we met, and I found in giving I received, and still our burden was light. I did not trust Him, at first, in control of my life. I thought He’d wreck it, but He knows bike secrets, knows how to make it bend to take sharp corners, jump to clear high rocks, fly to shorten scary passages. And I am learning to shut up and pedal in the strangest places, and I’m beginning to enjoy the view and the cool breeze on my face with my delightful constant companion, God. And when I’m sure I just can’t do any more he says PEDAL!
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 13:52:04 +0000
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