When I first started riding a motorcycle, I didn't really like twisty roads. I found them too challenging, and often when riding with a group, I would fall behind.
But this past weekend, riding some nice twisties with my wife, I noticed how much fun I was having on them.
So what changed?
As years passed and miles added up, I learned how to see the imaginary line from the apex of a turn. I basically stay on that somewhat straight line and it helps me to safely negotiate the turns, even at higher speeds.
Funny thing is, the line was always there, I just didn't know to look for it.
When I did, it changed my riding experience completely. I can hardly remember what it was like to have trouble on twisty roads. Finding that line doesn't change the road, but it does make it less challenging and a lot more fun to ride!
Jesus said,
"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." Matt 7:13-14 (NIV)
Walking the path that Jesus lays out for us, walking by his will and his word, is much like finding that line in the curvy road. It's there, and when we stay on it we find that life - although sometimes still a bit challenging - is more worth living.
But we have to learn to see it, we need to spend time in his word, prayer, and in fellowship with other believers.
Soon, the path becomes clear and we know when we are on it.
