Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” John 6:68

I hadn’t started or ridden my motorcycle in 6 weeks. It has been too hot to ride and I had been gone for much of that time. I had replaced the battery about a year ago, but still approached the 1000 lb paper weight with honest trepidation. I turned the key and… nothin! Then the difficulty started!

To get to the battery charger required moving a large portion of my garage to get to where it was stored. Because the adapter to simply ‘plug it in’ was not attached, I had to removed the seat, which required a special tool I had placed… somewhere! After 15 minutes I found something that would work, and with much effort and sweat… got busy. Putting it all back together required an extra day, as I had spent more time and energy than it should have required. I was now in hyper-frustration mode and needed to detox!

This has been a tough year! My whole family has had 1 great big, huge prayer request for over a year. ALL of us have been storming the gates of heaven, praying together, for ONE particular request. I can’t remember ever praying this hard for anything. During this time we have experienced the difficulties of trials, the pain of death and the let-downs of discouragement. Yesterday we found out that the ONE thing we have been eagerly praying for, isn’t going to happen this year…!

Jesus Christ, who is God and 1/3rd of the Trinity, knows the feeling of discouragement. He had come to proclaim the Kingdom of God and watched as the masses turn away from the offer. In disappointment, He asked one of His top followers HIS position. We have Peter’s answer in today’s verse. He was saying, ‘”Since I don’t see any other choice…..!”

I USED to get mad at God. I mean REALLY ANGRY! My father had taught me that getting verbal with God, even UGLY, was O.K., since God knew how I felt anyway! He told me that ANY communication with God was better than none! He was right! God was ALWAYS there when I ran out of steam… loving, caring, consoling. How can I stay mad at God after THAT? NOW… I just kind of feel like ol Peter, “where else am I gonna go?”

It seems that the only thing that changes over the years is the amount of time it takes to go from let-down to up-lift! This whole experience has proven again, that MY God is bigger than anything else. It is time for our clan to start praying for another year! To look FORWARD, in HIS strength. Cuz…. “where else are we gonna go?” Wink wink!