So I’m riding my bike recently on a clear, cold and windy Saturday. My route takes me in winding in all four directions (north, south, east and west) and the same in reverse. I’m huffing and puffing at first, taking a long flat stetch to the west with what feels like gale-force winds coming straight at me! :( I think to my self as I prepare to turn due north, “what a relief it’s going to be when I get out of this head wind!” But the moment I turn north, I suddenly encocunter strong prevailing winds from the north coming right at me! Again, I’m thinking to myself, “this is crazy! How can this be?” But I know this strech won’t last long because soon, I’ll be turning east and heading down hill. Oh, what sweet relief is on the way. Well, as you can imagine, as soon as I was heading east and downhill…guess what? Yes - strong, gale-force winds come right at me. As I am fighting my way forward, I have a revelation — I am working hard to go DOWNHILL! This is normally the time when I catch my breath and coast. It was a frustrating moment. What you really counted on to get you through was taken away. And then it suddenly dawned on me…How many people feel like they have to work even to go downhill? How many people are wrestling with life in such a way as that one passage they knew they could count on for a little bit of relief, rest and coasting was taken from them. Then what? What does the Bible say, ”But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint” (Isaiah 40:31 TNIV).
May the God of Heaven give us all a divine “Tail Wind” today! 