In Tandem With God

Greetings~

I love to ride the tandem bike with Jorge, and for several years we have regularly cruised around the beautiful boardwalks and beaches of Miami waving to tourists and thoroughly enjoying ourselves.  I honestly didn’t think it could get any better, and then we discovered an attachment for our bike that allows our baby, Hershey Pie, to join us on our outings. Hershey is so beyond-words adorable in his little carriage, and he gets a lot of attention.  People will point and wave, and I love it because I get to wave back.

But what I love most about the tandem is that when we ride, Jorge and I are close - we're a team. I can drink water without fear of falling, I can talk on the phone. I can hand him things from his knapsack and wipe the sweat off his brow. I can kidney punch him just for fun. It's great, and it's a true joint effort. We can go twice as fast and twice as far.

What happens when we team up with God? When we're tandem with Him?

Philippians 1:19 "For I know that as you pray for me and the Spirit of Jesus Christ helps me, this will lead to my deliverance."

When we team up with God through prayer, deliverance happens.

Never ever underestimate the power of being in tandem with the Almighty Creator of Heaven and Earth!

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You have given us the awesome privilege of allowing us to make an impact on this planet by teaming up with You through prayer.  It is amazing to think that You hear us, care what we say, and most importantly, You answer us. Never let us waste this powerful opportunity and blessing. Too many people, starting with those in our own families, need Your help. Help us to become prayer warriors; help us to never give up! In Jesus’ name, AMEN.

In Tandem~

This DEVO was originally published July 8, 2013 :)

Tuesday Greetings~

I love to ride the tandem bike with Jorge. We can often be seen on the weekends waving to curious onlookers and tsk tsking the ones who are crude to me when I put my feet up to rest.

Favorite memories from our bike riding include the time he schooled me in the supreme importance of making eye contact with the driver in the car before proceeding through an intersection, and then at the very next intersection--in direct gross violation of his own lesson--he failed to make eye contact and yes, we got hit by a car.

I have a picture somewhere. No big deal. The car was stopped, and when we rode in front of it, it slightly accelerated and hit the back tire, and I crumbled very unballerina like to the ground. Please stand up and clap for me now because I did not say anything sarcastic or rude to Jorge. He was so temporarily blinded by grief at the thought of my being hurt that it would have been cruel to taunt him.

I waited three whole days before I attacked.

But what I love most about the tandem is that when we ride, Jorge and I are close--we're a team. I can drink water without fear of falling, I can talk on the phone. I can hand him things from his knapsack and wipe the sweat off his brow. I can kidney punch him just for fun. It's great, and it's a true joint effort. We can go twice as fast and twice as far.

What happens when we team up with God? When we ride tandem with Him?

Philippians 1:19 "For I know that as you pray for me and the Spirit of Jesus Christ helps me, this will lead to my deliverance."

When these two things happen simultaneously--prayer and Jesus helping--deliverance happens.

Never ever underestimate your responsibility or the power of prayer.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You have set up this universe that for whatever reason, You allow us to make an impact in our lives and the lives of those we love through prayer. Help us to never give up. In Jesus' name, AMEN~