Thursday, October 9, 2008

Hold on tight!

I recently traveled to San Francisco for business. I have been to this city more times than I can count and I always love to go there. One of my favorite "touristy" things to do is to ride the cable cars. They are a wonderful contraption and truly an engineering marvel.

With the cable cars, there is a cable that is constantly moving at approximately 9 miles per hour under the street. In order for the car to move along its track, the leverman pulls a lever causing a clamp to reach into the channel in the street and grab the cable. At this point, the car simply comes along for the ride on the cable. It's important to note that the leverman cannot simply pull the lever and let it go. He needs to hold on tight and keep pressure on, otherwise the clamp will slip and the cable car will either not move or even start to roll backwards.

The same can be said about our relationship with Jesus Christ. Christ is always moving in our lives. We must take an active role and hold onto him, though. Especially when the hills get tall, we just hold on tight to our Lord and Savior, otherwise we will either not move forward or we will start to slide backwards.

How do we hold on? Read the Word. Pray. Fellowship with other believers. These are so important to our Christian walk. Jesus is ready to cary us with him up the hills of life. Are you ready to hold on to Him?

Proverbs 3:5-6 says "Trust in the Lord, with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your path."

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