THOUGHT FOR THE DAY -
"This I do know beyond any reasonable doubt. Regardless of what you are doing, if you pump long enough, hard enough and enthusiastically enough, sooner or later the effort will bring forth the reward."Zig Ziglar
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| Pump those pedals - pump - pump - pump! |
The Journey - Installment Forty
Once again, God provided help by way of a kind person, Richard, who was my husband’s CEO at the bank where Bob worked. I had been out riding earlier a particular day and felt as if I could barely make the bike move. There was a slight wind in my face, but I still felt that after all this time, I should have been able to ride faster and farther than I was able to ride on that day. I pedaled with all my strength but it seemed that I couldn’t build up much speed and the pedaling got harder with each mile as I headed back to the house. After I got home from the ride, feeling very dejected, the phone rang and it was Richard. I told him how discouraged I was because I had ridden such a terrible ride that day and that forward progress seemed so difficult. He asked me when I had last checked the air in my tires. I replied, "Checked the air in my tires? I never have." He asked me if I had a tire gauge, which I did have, and he told me he would wait on the phone while I checked the air pressure. The pressure was about 17 pounds; the tires indicated that I needed 75 pounds. Even to me, I realized that it was a “no brainer” why I hadn’t been riding well that day. He told me that he checked his bike tires every day that he rides. I just assumed the problem was with me and let it get me down. Here was the hand of God again from an unexpected source, lifting me up.
I'm sure you can laugh at it now but at the time no doubt you felt very down for not having had a good ride. I don't think I would have thought about the air in my tires either!! lol It's a good thing God made sure you had friends who could help you along the way:-) xoxo
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