Once again I found myself in a conversation with someone about the dangers of riding a motorcycle.
I explained how you can ride aware, ride smart, develop skills etc... to which they finally replied
"Yes, but you have to worry about someone else running into you."
The conversation got interrupted at that point.
But I thought about it. Sure, it's true we cannot control what others do around us when we ride. The danger is real.
However, riding for Christ's sake means we are riding with our Lord and Savior.
Does that mean that we cannot go down? Does that mean we cannot be hurt?
Sometimes it does. My wife still recalls the time on route 210 when a truck didn't stop at an intersection, one split second she thought, "I'm going to hit him..." the next she couldn't figure out how she got past him. Around... somehow...
But another time her bike was hit by a car, from behind.
There are times when God intervenes and protects us from an accident, and there are times he does not.
But the assurance we have is that he is with us. He will see us through anything that happens, from the time the kickstand goes up, to the time we pull back into our driveway.
That is the promise, he will be with us and give us the strength we need.
"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you." Deuteronomy 31:6 (NIV)
