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| Photo source: Billy Lush Board Company, Knoxville, TN |
The day after paddling with my uncle at Watts Bar Lake, we
headed to downtown Knoxville to try out the hydro bikes at the local paddle
shop. Hydro bikes are something I’ve never done before, so I was very excited
to try something new on the water.
These bikes look like actual bikes from the pedals up, but
instead of wheels they have a similar feature on the left and the right as do
the amphibious airplanes that land on. This is what keeps them stable and
afloat in the water. In the front where the front wheel would be on a land bike
is a front rudder. The handle bars are what turn the rudder so you can control
the direction of the bike.
The guy who was working at the paddle shop told us not to
turn the handle bars sharper than 45 degrees or else the rudder would be turned
sideways and we would just be wasting energy pedaling and getting nowhere (much
like if you turn the handle bars too sharp on a regular bike).
Just like in our spiritual walk, if we turn too sharp to the
left or too sharp to the right, we can get stuck or stalled in our spiritual
journey. Yes we will experience a few curves in our path, but we mustn’t
overcorrect. We must make the adjustments in our steering that are within our
control, and trust God to do the rest to get us straight and back on the path.
Failure is a part of life and there will always be times
when we as humans will fail. But God’s promises do not. He is always available
to help us straighten out our lives and start over. When we acknowledge our
sins, He is ready and willing to help us start again.
