Biking Around Road Obstacles

Recently they've been doing a lot of road repairs in my subdivision, and thus on my bike route. It makes for a more perilous path which requires a little more attention than usual. I've had some close calls almost falling off my bike because I was watching the road repair man direct traffic so I could pass by while my front tire fell into a huge pothole! My bike wobbled and I was losing balance, but somehow I managed to stay on the bike and pop out of that hole! I passed by the guy with a smile of relief on my face and said, "Wow, there was a hole there!" As I rode by him, I heard him say, "Yeah, there's a hole there!" I just started laughing at how silly I must have looked!

Another time I was almost hit by a car who must have not realized how the road narrowed. We almost collided! It really was a close call and I was so thankful for the angels that must have been riding with me. I felt a tad shaky after that encounter, but I managed to get a grip and I kept peddling away.

Then there's been rocks everywhere! I've had to dodge them like never before. I can not believe I haven't popped a tire yet with all this road work being done.

All in all, I have managed to get back to my house in one piece!

As I continue to walk by faith on the spiritual path God has set before me, I continue to be confronted by various obstacles that would try to hinder my way. For sure, the enemy of my faith would love to see me falter. But I am holding onto the grace God surely supplies. Disappointments, heartache, and loss are some of those obstacles of late and once again I take them to Jesus and leave them at His feet. The things I cannot understand, I embrace by faith that God in His providential way is using these things to conform me more into Christ's image and to also teach me more of the cross and the road of suffering. Phillipians 3: 7-14 are verses that hit home with me during these recent spiritual road obstacles. They are hard words yet they have a way of bringing not only comfort but increased desire to truly own those words and make them my heartbeat. How I love my Jesus and how I want to press on toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Him! So, I keep walking on this road of faith, maybe a little wobbly, but still walking, determined to stay the course that Christ is worthy of. Onward Christian Soldier! Somehow and someday, by God's grace, I am confident that I will get to His House in one piece too!