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When I was a child the biggest challenge in my life was trying to learn how to ride a bike.  It was a rough start and took me awhile to get used to the whole balance on two wheels thing.  One event is permanently etched in my memory. It was a sunny day and my friend and I were riding when a car raced down my road.  My friend turned sharply to avoid the vehicle and I followed suit. But I over corrected and tipped, falling face first slicing my chin on the asphalt. Yeah, good times. Five stitches later, I made a pact with myself never to pick up biking again.
Several years later, I realized I’d have to break the pack or be destined to a life at home watching reruns of TMNT.  So again I tried to mount the mighty aluminum hog. This time with the encouragement of my friends I was able to conquer my fears, and make it all the way to Target without crashing.

It’s kind of like high school; freshmen year is pretty rough, being the new kid on the block, inexperienced, and unable to fit in with the big dogs on campus.  A little scary, but I had to stay on my toes to stay alive.  Then comes sophomore year, I started thinking I had to pick up my grades for college, and worry about the classes which were actually starting to become hard.  After passing the second year of high school, I was finally a junior, used to the routine and close to being the top dog, I could almost see the light at the end of the tunnel.  So close but yet so far.  Next up is senior year, I’ll finally be top dog, and in one more year I’ll be on my own, just like how I learned how to pick up the bike again.

Question:

What stage in life are you at right now?

In Psalm 118:6 we read, “The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” When God is with you, you can do anything.