On a motorcycle you see, smell, and experience
so many more things than in a car. I am fascinated by how critters, skunks,
squirrels, chipmunks, or deer will attempt to RUN across the road at the
precise time I am whizzing by on our Harley. Don't you dare worry! All except the deer are generally harmless to
the bike and myself. I KNOW you were thinking about me and the bike,
right?
Anyway, it’s always funny to see how
these animals will scamper across the roadway. Some will stop and stare
as if to say, "I dare you, go ahead and see if you can hit me!"
For others, it's as if they're looking at a friend who they left on the
side of the highway declaring, "Watch me, I can make it and nothing can
touch me; I'm that fast!" For others, it seems like they're
running solo in life and they are thinking, "I just like to live on the
edge. I'm born to run. Can't get enough of the adrenaline."
Now, I don't know enough about
animals to know what is running through their puny minds, but often as I look
at the various states of roadkill, I think to myself, "How sad; your life
didn't need to end this way. If only you hadn't run!"
Then I stop and think at the various
times in my life where I was a runner. Nope, not of the exercise variety.
I'm speaking about running from something in life. When I’m running fast and
furious, the end result has never been positive, not at all. I guess I
could call it "human roadkill." Yes, at times I've seen people
who are "runners" physically die, but more often than not, that's not
what takes place. Human roadkill is when a part of us dies emotionally,
spiritually or relationally because, in some fashion, we are running from God!
And we've ALL been there!
So I encourage you…make sure you come THIS WEEKEND to The
Crossing. I will be speaking in our new series, The Voice, on the life of
Jonah. That dude was a runner. His story is our story. He
ended up as "human roadkill"; no physical death, but a haunting
experience nonetheless. His experience changed him forever.
I am counting on you being here this
weekend. I know God WILL speak to you
and change YOU forever! So join us Saturday night @ 5:30 p.m. or Sunday @
9:15 a.m. & 11:15 a.m. By the way, this Saturday we're going to hold the
Saturday service outside in the amphitheater. Bring your beach chairs or
blankets, some dinner if you'd like. There will be food you can purchase at the service from
the following four traveling food trucks: the Pit Stop Grill, Eat Em Up Truck, DesiAmigos or Mustach Mikes. Either day you come, I absolutely know you’ll be glad
you did.
See you this weekend,
Tim Celek
Lead Pastor
The Crossing
