At first I saw 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 the President. I recognized his picture when I saw it but didn't really know him.
But later on when I recognized God, it seemed as though life was rather like a bike ride, but it was a tandem bike, I noticed that God was in the back helping me pedal.
I don't know when it was that he suggested we change places, but life has not been the same since. Life with God, that is. Talk about excitement!! When I was in control, 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-neck speeds. It was all I could do to hang on!! Even though it looked like madness, he said, "just pedal!".
I worried and was 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 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, our journey, God'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 lean to take sharp corners, jump to clear high rocks, fly to shorten scary passages.
And I am learning to shut up and just 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, with the God of my life.
And when I'm sure that I just can't do any more, he simply smiles at me and says "just pedal...".
-Author Unknown
Relationship with God is all He desires from us. He desired it so much He allowed us to murder Him so that He could meet us where we are. I have let the Trinity meet me here and the adventure has just begun. A life of adventure with God is a life you can never come back from, you will forever be changed and it won't be easy. But don't take my word for it. In the immortal words of Ellie Frederickson in Disney Pixar's Up "Adventure is out there!".
