The Kickstand - Are You Holding Your Position?

The Lord has been dealing with me about being in my promised land for the past few years. I know, what does this have to do with a kickstand on a motorcycle? When a motorcycle is on its kickstand it’s positioned upright not leaning up against a wall trying to hold itself up from falling over. NO, it’s in an upright position and it looks like its resting. You should be in the same position. Psalm 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.” I am not saying some strong heavy winds can’t blow it over or the ground gives out from under it and causes it to fall over. You can’t rule out some jerk messing with it either. The point is we all know that the enemy tries to cross the line. 1 Peter 5:8 “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.” As a motorcycle owner your objective is to take care of that motorcycle to the best of your ability by placing it in the best position possible protecting it from falling over or being messed with. The Lord wants you to be positioned in that place. Ephesians 2:6-7 6) “And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: 7) That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.” That’s being positioned in the promised land.

Another important factor about a motorcycle’s kickstand is that it’s waiting for the driver to get on, kick up that kickstand, starting it up, and leading the motorcycle where the driver needs to go. Waiting on the driver is important. We should be in a position of  waiting on our driver to lead us. Lamentations 3:25 “The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.” Again, the motorcycle may get the driver to their destination and back by riding it, but the driver leads it, not the motorcycle itself. Genesis 28:15 “And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.” Please, wait on the Lord and let him set up your plan of position and reveal it to you. Psalm 25:12-14 12) “What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose. 13) His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth. 14) The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.” It’s simply so amazing what the word can do for you by letting the driver (the word of God) plan your trip, so that His execution goes well for you. It’s never wrong to be in a position of letting God plan and execute for you today.

Now, when the driver has returned back to his original place or comes to a special stopping point before returning back, the motorcycle is positioned back on it’s kickstand until it’s used again. This cycle get’s repeated each time the driver uses the motorcycle. I believe we should be doing the same thing; kick back and wait until the next plan is revealed. Psalm 27:14 “Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.” Why is this verse so encouraging? Waiting on the Lord helps restore you back into your peaceful position. It may be a strange way of looking at it, but a motorcycle needs an opportunity to stop and cool down for a lesser chance of a breakdown. It’s like being re-strengthened. Call me crazy, but I see a parallel in this. Now, the motorcycle is definitely placed back into its peaceful position when that happens. Oh! What a position to be in, especially when it comes to being in your promised land loaded with full blessings.

You can get out of position by getting ahead of God right along with falling behind. Oh my, what a big mess that can be. I don’t know about you. My own experiences tell me this isn’t a good position to be in. Here’s why from amotorcycle stand point? The motorcycle is no longer on its kickstand or in a proper position when an accident occurs. Let’s look at a few issues while riding a motorcycle. Trying to get ahead can cause you to speed and lean too much on your motorcycle, which causes the motorcycle to slide out from under you while taking a curve or possibly passing someone and causing a bad spill or accident. Now, you and your motorcycle aren’t in an upright position anymore. Let’s look at an issue where two problems take place at once. One is when a throttle gets stuck wide open, and second, your brakes go out at the same time. It would be hard to make a quick stop when danger popped up. I think we’re doing the same thing with the Lord by not releasing our throttle and not applying the brakes to slow down and see what we’re to do next. Stop and absorb this for a moment before you absorb an injury by hitting something and being thrown off of your motorcycle. Sliding down the highway could lead to a premature death. Hopefully that will not be the case that we will face. These two situations fit 2 Corinthians 1:9-10 9) “But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: 10) Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;” Stop fooling around!  Slow down and turn back to him, but don’t slow down too much, or you’ll find yourself delaying in what God has entrusted you to do for him.

You have to take care of your motorcycle or it won’t take care of you. Riding your motorcycle hard and rough will wear out parts prematurely. Then you’re falling behind from mechanical problems. Uh – oh, not good, just because you’re in upright position doesn’t mean you’re not in a restful place from deceiving yourself or pulling away too far from God. Galatians 6:7 “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” I am not trying to throw you off of your full position, but consider this thought.  It does open doors for attacks when you compromise your position by executing a wrong route. Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”  Don’t deceive yourself anymore get back into position so God can carry out His plans for you as you journey through your promised land. This includes your family, if you have a family. I want to leave you in a position of peace and rest so you can see your victory 1 Corinthians 15:57-58 57) “But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 58) Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.”

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