Keep Pedaling!

I love cycling, there are many times that we see in races that there will always be a cyclist that will always be on the bike! You have to see it for yourself, and what I loved about cycling is that a person will be on their bike and will always keep on pedaling at all times! You will have to stay on the bike in order to cross the finish line, and there are times that when you are on a bike that it is a relationship that has been formed, there is a bond when you hold the handles, and there is a connection that has happened because you are on this bike!

There are times in our Christian lives that it is like riding the bike, because you have to always pedal and there are times that you can be in a crowd or not be in a crowd but you still have an assignment, you still have a duty, and you still have an obligation because you still have to pedal even in the midst of all of that you still have to pedal! So the job for you is that you have to pedal, you can’t just be on the bike but you have to put it into action and go forward! That is the same with us, you are going to have to go forward and not stay down, not stay contemplating, and not stay in despair but you have to make up your mind to go the distance even when it hurts, when it tries you, and when you tests you will you keep on going on the distance?

You will never know, see, or understand just how strong you are until you have to keep pedaling in this life! Many times in our lives we want to cross the finish line, but are we really ready to do the work that it takes to cross the finish line!?!? Can you cross the finish line when nobody is pushing you on, can you cross the finish line when nobody is chanting your name, can you cross the finish line when you h e been forgotten about, can you cross the finish line when your name isn’t called on, can you cross the finish line when you aren’t even pecked to cross the finish line!?!? Will you still pedal, will you still go on, and will you still have a positive outlook!?!?

I believe and sense… all of us are in this boat, because all of us are in a lane on a bike in the spiritual sense where we have these thoughts, we have these moments, and we ponder these things as to whether or not we will make that choice to keep on pedaling!?!? It’s easy to pedal and stay on the bike when it’s easy, but what about when it becomes hard, right, tough, trying, difficult, and when it becomes a true test of wills that’s when it becomes a new destiny and a new challenge!! Are you ready for challenge, are you ready to go on, and are you ready to really take that next step in life!?!?

Life has its challenges, life has its problems, and life has ups and downs but that doesn’t mean you stop pedaling! In any cycling race, there will always be a cheering section and there will always be intervals where you go at a certain pace and then you have to speed up! The thing about is…. don’t stay slow the whole time, don’t stay sluggish the whole time, and don’t stay down the whole time but there are times the Lord is telling you to speed up! You have to speed up when it’s time to speed up, you have to keep going through the adversity, you have to keep going when the enemy is attacking your mind, attacking your dreams, attacking your heart, attacking your spirit, and attacking those things that are close to you that’s when you have to keep on pedaling!

It reminds me of Magic Johnson, and you know Magic Johnson had a challenging time playing against the Boston Celtics, and the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1980s! Even with that going on, even with winning against both teams and losing against both teams, there was something that I admired about him that he kept going!! Magic Johnson kept playing, he kept smiling, and he kept giving it all that he had and that’s why he became a champion, that’s why he became a legend, and that’s why he became a well known figure because he showed his resistance and his will to win and to keep on going!

That’s how it is in our lives, that’s how it is in our spirit, and see when you trust in the Lord there is going to be that boldness that comes to you, that drive that comes to you, that confidence, and that courage that comes to you yes it will! There is always something about a bike that I admire, when a bike is assembled correctly it will be a smooth ride even though where you ride it to might not be smooth that doesn’t stop the bike from being smooth! Do you have the right parts in your life, do you have the right assemblies in your life, and do you have the right structure in your life so that you can stay with the ride!?!?

Sometimes people leave the ride because they don’t have the right parts, they don’t have the right structure, and they don’t have the right leader for the ride! Things change but God doesn’t, and because the Lord doesn’t change then that’s all you need to know, that’s how you make it, and that’s why you can overcome with it because you know that the Lord is with you and doesn’t change! There is some great news about that, there is a great feeling about that, and there is something that keeps us all going is knowing that the Lord doesn’t change, and knowing that the Lord is with us so I can keep on pedaling because the Lord won’t change and God will be with me!

Make sure you remember that, make sure you hold on to that, and make sure you are always trusting in the Lord to keep the faith!! You’ll be tested but you’ll make it, you’ll be tried but you succeed, you’ll be up against some stuff but you’ll overcome it if you keep on pedaling!!! Keep going! Keep going! Keep going! The Lord is there with you, the Lord won’t leave you, and the Lord won’t forget about you so you have to keep on pedaling and trusting that the Lord will take care of you and that the Lord will get you through!

1 Chronicles 16:11-12 ESV
[11] Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually! [12] Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles and the judgments he uttered,