The Tandem Bike

A few years ago John and I took a ride on a tandem bike. It was harder than it looked. When I read this story I remembered back to that experience and realized how true this analogy is for me.

Unknown author
“When I decided to give my life over to the care of Christ it seemed as though I was riding on a tandem bike with Christ sitting behind me on the back seat. I kept steering the bike as best as I could. It was a hard and rocky road. So I kept pleading with Christ to pedal harder to help me make it through the dangerous areas. There were treacherous corners, steep mountains, large rocks and deep holes on the road I was traveling. Because of the complexity of the path I kept crashing the bike and running off the road. I kept getting injured and I often lost hope that I could follow such a difficult path. After several mishaps, my Savior asked: ‘Might I steer for a while?’ Reluctantly, I agreed and climbed on the back of the bike and began pedaling as best as I could. I watched in wonder as Christ maneuvered the bicycle through the obstacles on the path. He was able to navigate through every danger we encountered. If I ever felt frightened He would lean back and touch me with comforting assurance. When I needed rest, He would stop pedaling to give me living water and the bread of life. He guided me to places and people who helped me gain knowledge, healing, acceptance and joy. Now I finally understand the message behind the Tandem Bike Story. I need to completely trust in God. I willingly invite Christ to do the steering in my life, and when I think that maybe I can’t do it anymore, Christ always smiles at me and reminds me to keep pedaling.”