THE STRUGGLE IS REAL!

          Yesterday while out in search of a used stove in the Broadway and Fillmore area of the city, Sonny Boy and I came upon some interesting sights.
          One sight that really caught our attention just east of Memorial Dr. was a mid age male riding a bicycle.  He was really getting his hustle on with the bike.  What was eye catching about it was that the front tire was swinging off to the side, on top of the rim somehow and the man was pedaling on the rim.  We had to take a second look.  There was no inner tube.  Just a rim hitting the roadway and the rubber tire hanging on to the side.
          Sonny Boy looked, laughed, and said, "Mom, the struggle is real."  I am sorry but I could not help laughing myself.  It amazed me that this man knew that he could get farther on the rim of a bike then he could on his feet.  I thought that was pretty gutsy because it said a lot about the importance of getting to where he was going with the best means available to him. And this man was able to do it at no monetary cost that I could see, just with his own ability and strength. It gave Sonny Boy and me a chance to talk about the struggle that one can incur even moreso, when education or a skill is limited.  With planning, determination, and desire, things can be accomplished in spite of what the situation may look like to others.
         It even prompted Sonny Boy to give his own spin on the struggle.  He shared that one of his friends said that the struggle is so real in college that his friend had to find multiple guys to room with because a dorm was too expensive and apts. are not as affordable for one person. And the meal of the day was oodles of noodles day in and out.   Sonny Boy then said that when he goes off to college he plan to room with four or five other boys so they could split the cost.
         I was wooed that Sonny Boy was thinking about the cost of college and he still has 2.5 years to go before high school is done.  And the fact that going to college is second nature to him is even more pleasing to hear.
 
        Although our struggles may be real, as well as those we see, we are not alone.  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; help is available to those who value knowledge; Proverbs 1:7 but fools despise wisdom and instruction.  We are not what we say, we are what we do and it is reflected in how we use what is available to all.  Just as that man was moving forward in his struggle, so can we with the guidance of an awesome instruction manual such as the bible.

PRAISE THE LORD for the knowledge contained in the book of Proverbs fore the struggle is real and different for each and every one of us, yet we as God's people can be there to encourage and be encouraging to one another through his word.  Only God!