Hearts of Christian HomeKeepers™ » I ♥ Cooking http://christianhomekeeper.org/hearts-of-christian-homekeepers a CHK Network Community Blog Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:01:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Bicycle Dream http://christianhomekeeper.org/hearts-of-christian-homekeepers/the-bicycle-dream/ http://christianhomekeeper.org/hearts-of-christian-homekeepers/the-bicycle-dream/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 21:48:29 +0000 http://christianhomekeeper.org/hearts-of-christian-homekeepers/?p=315 I had the dream again last night.  You know, the one with the bicycle in it.  I always have some sort of version of the Bicycle Dream when I am feeling particularly stressed about something.  The places and time vary but the overall theme is the same.  I am far from home or my final destination and my only means of transportation is a bicycle.  I am in a near panic because I have so far to go and only this bicycle to depend on to get me there.  Sometimes my bike is old, sometimes it is new.  Last night it was a black second-hand mountain bike with flashing lights and I was traveling from Shreveport, LA and was trying to get to my old hometown of Lake Charles, LA.  A 4 hour trip by car so you can imagine how long it would take by bicycle.

I have had bicycle dreams for years now.  Long enough to know what they mean.  They only occur when I am under a lot of stress.  They are my release but more so, my signal that something has to give.  I have to turn to God and turn it over to God.  That is what I did today.  My stressful situation is this part-time job I have had for the last 3 years.  I am a foster/adoptive home recruiter for the state Dept. of Human Services.  Recently there have been some personnel and job description changes that have made my professional life pretty stressful.  I knew I needed to give it to God and this morning, I had the sign from Him, via  a bicycle, that this problem has now been received in Heaven and I can quit worrying.  I am going to turn in my resignation on Tuesday.

Why does it take a dream or some other outwardly sign for us to realize that God is in control?  Why can’t we remember that as naturally as breathing?  I think it is just part of His amazing grace.  We are His children and no matter how big and ugly we perceive a problem, it is nothing that He can’t handle for us.

I wonder if there are bicycles made for two up in Heaven?

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