Today was going to be a lazy Saturday morning. I was surfing the sports scores and checking my fantasy baseball team when our youngest comes bursting through the front door. "Anthony fell and hurt himself. He needs you. He says he needs you now." So I rush out the door, ready for blood, expecting the worst.
The good news is that the lesson was bigger than the injury. Anthony hadn't been riding his own bike, but had chosen to be riding his brother's much smaller bike. It doesn't fit him anymore and in applying the front brake too aggressively, he had gone over the handlebars, bruising his leg and scraping his chin.
Anthony is growing up and with his added size and maturity, he requires more grown up bikes and ideas. Although it is occassionally fun to play with the things which used to be his size, he has moved on to an entirely new stage in life.
Spiritually, we face the same issues. Am I becoming more mature? Am I growing in my relationship with God?
Anthony's bigger bike can do many more things. It has nice suspension and 21 gears. He can go faster and further, off curbs, and take jumps!
It's the same as we grow with God. But sometimes, I think we like the old bike. Even though it doesn't fit us anymore and we bruise our legs and scrape our chins.
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