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http://www.gospelines.com "Wipeout!" Skateboards were the absolute rage when my oldest son was growing up. Our driveway was the launching ramp for the neighborhood kids. One boy would stand at the street and watch for traffic, while another would race down the length of the driveway, cross the street and hit the ramp at full throttle. If he was lucky he would land on the grass next to the sidewalk without breaking anything. It was difficult for me to watch, but hard not to as well. I would stand and peek out the window as the daredevils flew through the air with glee, hoping and praying for a safe landing (They did the hoping while I prayed) My son learned a new trick and escorted me outside to watch the traffic while he performed. He whizzed down the runway, hit the ramp hard and missed his landing badly. All I saw was elbows and ankles going in four different directions, and the skateboard sailing toward the neighbor's tree. "Wipeout!" he grimaced, as he struggled to pull himself off the concrete. Recovering from life's wipeouts is something we get better at as we grow older. Know why that is? Two reasons... one, we get lots and lots of practice, and the second is the older we are the closer we grow toward the Lord. (Someone said the third reason is that we learn not to take as many chances. Maybe so.) Have you noticed that, like the good Father He is, God is always around when we fall off the skateboard, regardless of whether we acted responsibly or foolishly? Our Lord is there for us, peeking through the window of our souls, awaiting an opportunity to pick up the pieces and set us on the right track again. GospeLines Prayer: Father, if it seems that I love you more when I am pain-free, I confess that I have not yet learned how to say thank you with skinned knees and bloodied elbows. I don't ask for preferential treatment just because I am your child, but I will ask that You hasten my spiritual education to get me past my childish mistakes. Tommy Harrison O. Addison Gethers e-mail address [email protected] [email protected] twitter URL http//:twitter.com/OAddisonGethers Messenger contact window live/msn messenger: [email protected] aim: durangoadd64 skype: cowboys62 yahoo messenger: OADDISONGETHERS rs--
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