An unforgiving ride.....

Sometimes rides hurt!!

I remember when I was 17 a few of us went to Porto Rico on a work/mission trip. While there we were strongly encouraged to go to a natural water slide. This was a slide down a stream over rocks. At the time I was a bony/skinny kid. The ride hurt all the way down. There was no option, but to keep going though. You couldn't get off. At the bottom was a refreshing pool of water. The person who recommended it had a lot more padding than I. Go figure!!

That's the way life feels sometimes, it hurts, but ya can't get off the ride. Ya gotta keep going. At the end or perhaps during a break in the trek is a refresh stop. Perhaps its a time of peace, perhaps its a time when the lesson God wants you to learn hits home and you feel blessed by it. Possibly its an encouraging word.

During our rides God is always there, he is always faithful and will not forsake us, "Not for a moment"

Not For A Moment (After All) - Meredith Andrews

One day if we have accepted him as our personal Savior we will enjoy an everlasting place of peace. Until then we bump along clinging to his promises. We can opt to find our own solutions from chaos, but they usually lead to more. That doesn't seem to stop us from trying though.