Has anyone ever ridden an e-bike?
Every time I ride ours, I feel like there’s such a parallel between it and my spiritual life.
I haven’t take the time to sit down and process that until now, but most recently I was reminded of it a few weeks ago, when I took off for a solo ride because I was feeling heated and needed a breather.
The thing is— I took off so quickly, I forgot to check the battery level.
About a mile down the road, the power went out and I found myself manually peddling it the rest of the way back home.
That doesn’t seem like a big deal, except that the e-bikes peddle 𝓌𝒶𝓎 harder than a regular bike does, when they’re in manual mode.
And- having been spoiled going uphill, by electric assist anyway, suddenly those hills weren’t so easy anymore and I 𝒻ℯ𝓁𝓉 every bit of the effort it took to ascend.
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There was a time in my life, when I grinded through everything in my own power.
Really, I thought it was the only way.
I didn’t know the “e-bike” of the Holy Spirit (the Helper as Jesus calls Him) was available, to assist me with the peddling and climbing.
Since I’ve discovered this way of living though, I’m finding my tolerance for grinding is GONE.
It’s as if I have traded that old “grind life” bike in for a Holy-Spirit-powered one, and whenever I allow my battery to die 🪫(whenever I forget to take adequate time to recharge 🔋 in Him)— I’m just 𝒹ℴ𝓃ℯ. And I feel it 𝒾𝓂𝓂ℯ𝒹𝒾𝒶𝓉ℯ𝓁𝓎, because I don’t even have that old grind power left in me.
I only run on grace these days.
I felt every bit of the way home on that bike ride a few weeks ago.
And also— it was clear that although not charging it was an accident on my part, the needed lesson was very much God-ordained and the message was received.
➡️ Plug in and get recharged often. The more you’re operating in Kingdom work the more you need to plug 🔌 back into alone time with the King to stay empowered. ⚡️
➡️ If you don’t though, you’ll SOON realize it. Thankfully He won’t let you get far before you feel it and can sense that you’re operating in your own power again. When this happens, it’s ok. You’re not broken. He’s just letting you feel the weakness of your flesh so that you go back to operating by faith, in His strength again. ❤️
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