Storms in life will come. It's better to know this and expect it rather than be surprised. I was riding my motorcycle back home the other day and had the interesting dilemma of choosing the route back home. I could see storm clouds up ahead I was faced with the decision of which route to take. I guess I'll never know whether the route I chose was the better one, but I wasn't long after I turned that I hit my first hail storm on a motorcycle. I was traveling the same direction as the storm and was doing my best to get out in front of it. As I traveled along I found myself in and out of the main system with each carrying various sizes of hail. The final and worst stretch rain and hail pelted me and I realized that everyone else out that night had turned off the highway to wait it out. Unfortunately I felt as though my hope lay ahead of me, in front of that first cloud. At last I broke through to a dry and safer road. I was met with a warm and comforting wind that immediately began to dry my soaked self. It was interesting to think at this point of those still back in the storm. I know there are times to hunker down and wait for storms to pass, but I also know that a warm refreshing wind is just over the horizon. Once I got ahead of the storm, God in his goodness, allowed me enough time to stop, grab a pop, and relax for a bit. While I was doing so, I even met another biker that was headed the direction I came from, and was able to offer warning. I hope, in my walk with God, the storms of life offer me little worry. With my eyes fixed on the prize I want to continue steadfastly with an earnest spirit, to the things ahead.
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