I have a story

Today I wanted to ride my bike in the beautiful weather. So I took a nap after church and ate lots of fruits so I could have enough energy for my highly anticipated ride. I woke up at 5 p.m feeling refreshed and ready to face the WORLD (more like the street of Colima). I went to the backyard to get my bike and noticed that the back wheel was completely flat...again..for the third time...this month. BUT, i didn't want that to stop me from my plans. So i filled her up with air. I knew that i wasn't getting to the root problem and that there was a hole somewhere on that wheel. I didn't feel like fixing it so i just added a few extra pumps of air just to be safe....this relationship i have with this wheel is like an unhealthy relationship. I know that there a deep issue at hand, but I don't want to deal with it so i just fill it up with air because i am determined to do what i want to do, and get where i want to go, regardless of the unsafe circumstances. So i petal off into my neighborhood, feel high and mighty. Within a block it becomes hard to petal and there are all these bumps and shakes going on. Then finally out of no where BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!! my wheel explodes from too much air and pressure. I had no option but to get off and walk my bike and I back home. On the way home i realized that this whole scenario is truly a picture of how Jesus gives us wake up calls when we try to fill our issues with air and ignore the deep underlying problem. By the grace of God my wheel popped while i was in a quiet neighborhood and just a block away from home. If i had gone further, i would have had more steps to retrace to get back home.

lesson learned Jesus. Do not be stubborn. Get to the root of the issue before you head off on a journey.


and also...fix your bike when needed. Do not lag.

whew.

now i will go and drive to the gym. :)