Life is like a scooter...

I was out walking Daisy this week, pottering through the estate around Orchard Way, during the dreaded school run time. This can be a little bit like Oxford Street, fully of hustle and bustle of people (Ok I maybe over exaggerating but I hope you get my drift!). Mum’s dashing with children. Children scream and crying. Mum’s screaming and crying. Happy smiles from everyone. Families moving faster than Usain Bolt to get to school. Some that don’t seem to realise that school does actually start on time. Some are so preoccupied with their own thoughts that they don’t even notice the walkers being pulled along by their overly excited dogs.

One morning I bumped into a mum pushing her little boy along on a scooter. One of those training type scooters. The little boy wasn’t too sure what to do. Before him there was a slope to go up - not too steep but enough of a challenge. I could see him thinking… should he push himself along… and which leg should he use. Or should he just stand on and let his mum just push him. The problem with these scooters is they aren’t that solid which means they bend a bit and balancing can be tricky. He opted for all of them! A quick push by himself was hard work so he jumped on but then started rolling backwards. His Mum started to push him up the slope and he fell off. She picked him up with a huff and a puff, pushed him up the slope and a grinning boy whizzed passed me.

I thought quite a lot about this moment and where I am in my faith journey, relationship with God and my calling.

  • Am I the little boy who sees a steep hill in front of him?

  • Am I excited to see what’s at the top of the climb?

  • Am I prepared to put the hard work in to get there?

  • Am I prepared to let God push me, see where it goes and enjoy the ride?

  • If I fall, do I think God will catch me?

  • Is God going to be the Father who will pick me up and put me back on?

  • Will He do it with a stern approach, or a Father who will encourage with a smile?

  • Or am I just the bystander watching other people whizzing passed me?

I’m probably quite a few of things. How about you?

St J's IT