Day 98 – Don’t let a crack on the path trip you up on your journey.
Today’s Reading – 1 Chronicles 9 – 11
1 Chronicles 9:1 “So all Israel was recorded in genealogies, and these are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. And Judah was taken into exile in Babylon because of their breach of faith.”
On the journey Judah was taking with God, instead of landing in the promised land they found themselves facedown in the hands of Babylon.
Many moons ago, at least 25 years, I loved to rollerblade. I pretty sure it helped to keep my afternoon snack of 2 double cheese burgers off my hips. One evening as I was leaving a friends house in the only country club community in my hometown, I headed out on my rollerblades to make it to my grandma’s house before my mom came to pick me up. Well, thankfully, my grandma only lived about 5 miles away and I could easily get there following the sidewalks, especially with my suave skills on the rollerblades. Cool doesn’t quite explain how good I thought I was on those things. But while speeding past the golf course, my wheel caught a crack in the cement and the next thing I knew, my skates were in the air, my back was on the ground, and someone was standing over me calling 911. Instead of reaching my grandma’s house like I planned I met my mom at the hospital.
Our faith journey can feel this exact way. We are going along feeling all “Cool” not watching our steps and all of the sudden we find ourselves tripped up by a crack in our life. We never saw it coming, but it placed a breach in our Faith and we aren’t where we had hoped we would be. And the next thing we know, Babylon has taken us captive. From this point forward, through all of my races, walks, or the occasional reminiscent rollerblading ride, I always keep a visual of the sidewalk in front of me so I don’t trip on a crack and break my own back…..or worse yet, my Faith. No matter what life throws at you or what crack may be on the way, if you stay prepared, strengthening your faith along the way, you’ll be ready when they come and stand upright on solid ground.
Running 2 Fly 