The Missing Link

You ever have that feeling that something is missing or just not right?! I’ve had it more times than I can count and it just recently happened again. When this occurs it can cause an uneasiness within myself and can affect others around me as well. If that happens I know it’s time to figure it out and quick! Tonight was that time. I knew I had been having the feeling but when my hubby brought it to my attention as well I knew it needed to be resolved, I just wasn’t sure how. We just had a nice weekend beach trip (although it was too short) and that usually leads to calm peaceful feelings yet when we came back on Sunday I had that feeling. Monday it was still there and again today.

You can probably guess what happened next-ride time! Then I realized what caused the uneasy, not right, feeling. I wanted to ride Sunday after we got home and also wanted to on Monday, but due to a little mishap over the weekend on a slick rock, I didn’t feel it would be safe to ride. The mishap caused a minor injury to my right leg/knee and due to the fact it hurt mostly if my knee was in the bent position and that’s also the leg needed for braking, I decided I needed to wait for a bit of healing to take place before riding. Today it felt well enough to ride!

The best part today was when we BOTH rode for a while together which we haven’t done in a long time. It was a great feeling to ride together again. After all, he was the person that introduced me to bikes and taught me to ride which makes it extra special when we do have the opportunity to ride together.

Once my hubby turned on the road headed back home I continued on being the leg still felt ok. As I rode along I realized more and more that the uneasy feeling had been slowly but surely subsiding. I was finally able to totally relax and converse with God uninterrupted, knowing that I could not be reached by anyone. As relaxing as the beach can be, there’s still something different about riding, that temporary disconnection with every day life and total connection with Him.

This weekend at the beach there were several occasions when I saw and heard bikers riding by. I know now this just made me yearn to ride even more. Someday I would love to ride along the coast, that would be absolutely amazing. Now that I was back on the bike today, the missing link was found. If I ever get to the point I cannot ride my own bike, my hubby will be needing extra prayers to deal with me for sure! You don’t realize sometimes how much you take for granted, until something happens that forces you to step back and take a look. I’m so thankful my injury was minor and that all it took to get back to my normal self, whatever normal is 😀, was a simple ride. It’s such a freeing feeling and brings about such inner peace. Getting completely alone with Him and reconnected is just what the Dr. ordered. Jesus Himself took time to be alone to pray and talk to His heavenly Father, so why wouldn’t we need to do the same?! Whatever it takes and wherever it’s right for you, take that time to be alone with Him, you won’t regret it.

Matthew 14:23

“And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there.”

Luke 5:16
“So He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed.”