Courage

Courage…

it’s like driving your truck down the road,

running smooth,

humming along,

no worries.

You stop at a rest stop

and shut off the engine,

but when you get back in your truck

and turn the key…

rrrrRrr…………..….rrRr…rrr……....rrRrrr…

…..…nothing.

There’s nobody for miles around.

You get out,

lift the hood,

can’t see the problem,

feel really frustrated,

stomp around a bit,

kick the tire,

get back in your truck,

and turn the key again…

r…rRRrrr………..r……..

……click.

No matter how hard

you try to muster up any amount of courage

in your own strength,

it just isn’t happening.

You sit in your truck cab,

not going anywhere,

feeling useless,

weary,

alone.

So, what can you do?

Pull out your cel phone,

press “2”… “send”,

the speed dial for your best friend.

“Hey there… uh….. hey listen,

I could use a little encouragement over here.

Yah, o.k…  Hey, thanks.”

Sure enough,

along comes your best friend,

pulling up nose to nose with your truck.

You pop both hoods

and attach jumper cables.

As you turn your key,

you draw new courage

from this source of strength and hope.

rrrrrRRRRRRUMMMMMMMbutterbutterbutterbutterbutter

prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr……

You’re good to go.

And so it is with God

just as He promised…        

~ae

“Call to Me

and I will tell you

great and mighty things

which you do not know.”

~Jeremiah 33:3