On Your Way Up.

A long time ago, when I was really into old cars, we went to a weekend car meet with our white, 1955 Ford convertible.  Usually at these three day experiences they would come up with some silly games for all the Tim Allen kind of guys. Sometimes we actually thought they would be fun while others were just fun to watch. At this particular get together, there seemed to be one contest that I thought was worth the effort.  It took skill, it took determination and it took split second coordination. It would be a challenge and, yes, it was not so easy.

This is how the event happened.  You would have to drive your car up onto a platform that basically was a teeter totter bridge. The object, get yourself, your car and a passenger up on the platform and for a whole 10 seconds, balance the car, then drive down the other side. Let me say it again, it was not easy. Proudly, my brother and I did the best we could and at 6 seconds we were better than anyone else. No one actually went 10 seconds so no one won. Because it was so difficult the committee, in their wisdom thought they would flip the platform over and actually grind a short section in the middle to make things easier. Once this was done, someone won. Actually there were quite a few that breached the 10 seconds and the longest one was the person that took home the plastic trophy. It was disappointing that the committee would not allow any of the early participants another try.

The Christian life is much like the teeter totter bridge.  Take churches for instance, they are born, grow into adulthood and then decline in old age. That is unless they reinvent themselves. As a Christian, you are either on your way up, or on your way down. You either are going up getting closer to God in Christ or you are headed down and away from him. There is no middle, no balancing act, no special circumstances in our relationship with God. One of my favourite verses tells us that we need to be always getting closer to God. It reads, ‘that I may know Him…’ Every day we are to strive to get to know Him better, and in doing so, get closer to Him.

That being said, which way are you going?

Something to think about

Rob