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2008 October 29 Repeat for emphasis!
PS I am indebted to Chuck Swindoll for the original tandem idea but I regret I can't remember which of his many wonderful books I read it in!
CommentsMaggieOctober 29, 2008 7:04 PM
I remember the image you shared at a prayer meeting of God being the one who is leading us on a field trip. We follow right behind Him, listen to all He is saying, notice the things He is pointing out to us, and even hold hands as children do following their teacher so they don't get lost. I guess the difference is that on the tandem we have to work too. We even have to kinda lean into the curves the way He does. More effort is required of us... which is more like most of our spiritual journey.
AndyOctober 30, 2008 12:23 PM
The problem with me on the tandem bike with Him is my usual tendency to yell, "NOT THAT WAY!"
It's the same if we were to use the driving analogy - Jesus is driving the car, but we're backseat drivers telling Him where to go, akin to Jesus the cabbie...
In either case, we have the choice to stay on the bike with Him (or in the car with Him), or we can choose to hop off and do things on our own.
...Which means we get left behind in His Great Adventure.
Richard QNovember 30, 2008 1:53 PM
"Sin displaces Jesus"?- Jesus also displaces sin! Our will is the deciding vote. How bad do we want to be free in Christ in increasing measure?How much effort each day are we putting into seeking to be more like Him and less like sinful us?
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