Life is a journey. A journey full of experiences, desires, and dreams. My life has been full of rewarding experiences, a fulfillment of my desires, and a realization of my dreams. It is now with real purpose and my love for all that I want to share what I have learned, in order to Reach Out ~ to lift, motivate and inspire.
All throughout my adult life I have found real joy in serving others. This desire to serve has carried through into the adventuresome side of my life. As I have completed each adventure it has been a real motivation to me and I found that sharing my stories has been a motivation to others. So now I have found real purpose in the call to Just Peddle. Here in my blog, you can read the stories of my adventures… and I hope for nothing more than to inspire you to: Climb your own mountains. Achieve your own goals. Live your dreams.YOU CAN DO IT.
JUST PEDAL
At first, I saw God as my observer, my judge, keeping track of things I did wrong, to know whether I merited heaven or hell when I died.
He was out there sort of like a president.
I recognized His picture when I saw it, but I really didn’t know Him.
But later on when I met Christ, it seemed as though life were rather like a bike ride; but it was a tandem bike, and I noticed that Christ was in the back helping me pedal.
I don’t know just when it was that He suggested we change places, but life has not been the same since.
When I had control, I knew the way.
It wasn’t a very joyful experience.
It was always the shortest distance between two points.
But when He took the lead, He knew delightful long cuts, up mountains and through rocky places at break neck speeds;
it was all I could do to hang on!
Even though it looked like madness, He said, “Pedal.”
I worried and was anxious and asked, “Where are you taking me?”
He laughed and didn’t answer, and I learned to trust.
I forgot my old ways and entered into the 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, 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 that 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, and fly to shorten scary passages.
And I’m learning to shut up and pedal – in the strangest places, and I’m beginning to enjoy the view and the cool breezes on my face with my delightful constant companion, CHRIST.
And when I’m sure I just can’t do anymore, He just smiles and says, “PEDAL.