Is the warmer weather actually here to stay?
Since we ride year round here in North Carolina, I have a lot of different riding gear to fit the changing weather.
One of the things that amaze me about this time of year is, when I switch from a leather jacket with layers underneath to to a textile jacket and t-shirt, how much lighter it feels.
Those layers come on gradually, almost to the point where we don't notice the difference. But wow, what a difference it makes to be able to discard them!
The same can be said about habits and sins that weigh down our walk with the Lord. Sure they may feel normal at times, and we may not be able to see just how much they affect our lives.
But when we let them go and experience true freedom, that makes all the difference.
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God." Heb 12:1-2 (NIV)
