I enjoy cycling. Not racing, but meandering along country
lanes, the cliff-tops along the coast, canal footpaths, in fact anywhere. What
I most enjoy is freewheeling downhill. It takes no effort, but the only way it
leads is to the bottom. It’s easy!
What isn’t so easy is getting to the top again. It’s hard
work, one turn of the pedals at a time, but when you get there it’s worth it because
the view is exhilarating and the feeling of achievement is overwhelming. It’s
not quite Everest – in fact it’s nothing like Everest – but I made it.
Saul’s life was a freewheel to the bottom. He became an ‘easy-rider’
and lost sight of what he should have valued most, he went deaf to the voice of
God who would have cheered him back up the hill, preferring to listen to his
own voice and the compromising voice of others.
If you want to get to the top of the hill, you need to ‘trust God and love Him’, put Him first
and listen to His voice. As Carl says, ‘every
faithful man…who lived an obedient life, ended on a high note.’
There’s a reason for that. So find out what it is and get pedalling
to the top.
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