The Merry Go Round

Recess finally and there it was on the grade school playground. It was the most beautiful, new merry-go-round any child could imagine. The red wooden seats just invited every little child to come take a spin. And, spin we did! We went round and round, screaming with delight, our hair blowing in the breeze.

After a few days of spinning rather slowly and a few scraped knees trying to get off while the merry-go-round was still spinning, a few of the bigger boys decided to climb inside, grab the green metal bars and run as fast as they could while everyone held on for dear life! Some of the girls were crying for them to stop; some fell off; some threw up when they did stop and yet, at the next recess after a sharp reprimand from the teacher, most would climb back on for another wild ride, having been assured by the big boys that they wouldn’t push as fast as before.

How many “wild rides” have you taken because you couldn’t resist the thrill? How many times have you said “I’ll never do that again!" only to fall back into your old pattern?

“Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour”. 1 Peter 5:8 NIV