When is the right time to get working on something you dropped a while ago?

I think the answer is now … that’s what I’m doing, anyway. 

The other day my interest in an old project was rekindled. I’m not sure why but I got a spark of interest; I was intrigued again. I felt an urge to get back to my dead project.

A couple of years ago I was inspired to build a trail – a mountain biking trail – on my vacation (read here). There was a spot along a trail that I rode that was extremely wet and boggy. It was okay for an ATV but not a mountain bike. So I built a trail around the bog to connect it to the loop I regularly rode.

I made some compact tools to take with me on my ride and spent considerable time bush-whacking to expand the trail. 

After one trail-building session I came back to the cottage with a “guest” – a tick. My wife, Lily, wasn’t thrilled and, to be honest, I wasn’t too happy about it either. I think it was enough to discourage me from continuing my trail which was still in its early stages. 

In the mean time, I worked at making better tools to take with me, ones that could also fit neatly into my backpack.

That was two years ago. I didn’t get back to it.

Well, this year when I was riding my trail, I spotted what looked like a new trail I had never seen before. I ventured down it, but it seemed to end in the middle of nowhere. I couldn’t see where it continued, so I went back. 

Yesterday I set out with my curiosity peaked, along with a desire to create another loop to ride. I brought my tools to work on this trail to nowhere so that I could get to somewhere.

This time as I rode the new trail I was able to detect that it did go further. Even though ferns and other growth were hiding the trail, I could make out just enough evidence of where to ride.

But again it seemed to end with no connection to another trail; it just stopped. 

When I returned home I was more curious than ever. I consulted my bike computer’s GPS feature to see a map of where I had ridden. I wanted to see where this new trail was in relation to the other trails I rode, and where I might be able to connect them.

It’s time to get working. My next task is to finish this trail and actually connect it to another.

Oh, and I came home with no guests this time – excellent!

Here’s the thing:  When your mind starts to wonder about God, take action, investigate. Maybe nature, or this COVID crisis, causes you to question and think about God. Perhaps a situation you find yourself in makes you wonder what God has to do with everything. The time to start seeking answers is now. Explore the trail; talk to someone; get a Bible and start reading. Don’t put it off. This new trail could be the best one ever.

That’s Life!

Paul

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