Ok, so maybe I'm slow (no comments please)! The other day I tried to start my motorcycle to go for a "mental health" break (how's that for justifying?) but the engine wouldn't start. Totally dead!
Now, I've got enough mechanical skills to figure this out: dead battery, bad wiring, no gas. The usual suspects. Only this time, everything is good: battery, wiring, gas. What gives?
Men don't ask for help too quickly and I'm true to my kind. So I step back and contemplate the situation in solitude for a minute or two (of course, while trying to hide my problem from onlookers). Then it comes to me...along with the requisite smack on the forehead that seems to come naturally with these "aha" moments. The kill switch is turned on! The engine can't start when the kill switch is on...that's why it's there, so the engine won't start. And it's the first place to look when the engine is dead.
Looking around to cover my embarrassment in case anyone was watching, I started the engine and took off faster than I might normally. You understand!
Now, not everything in life generates a Bible lesson, but this one did. It got me thinking about Psalm 119:105 and my need to slow down, step back and contemplate life's situations. "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." My current ways ("my feet") need some illumination as does the way I should go ("my path"). Both my way and my direction require a little reflection in order to go in good directions. And God's word does both.
Maybe a little summer slowdown might help me remember how to start a motorcycle...and reflect on my feet and my way a bit more. For what it's worth...
Hey Tom...I don't know much about starting motorcycles, but I do know a thing or two about my constant need to take the time to slow down to reflect on God's ways and direction for my daily life. Always thankful for another reminder!!!!
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