Have you ever been Four Wheel Driving? I recently gained a new client for my Television Production business - a 4WD magazine that has a DVD supplement each edition. My job is to shoot stories for this DVD supplement, and as a result I have done some very interesting assignments over the last few months. Last weekend I was hired to shoot a story on a 4WD Club who's members spend the occasional weekend clearing and repairing a remote 4WD track that winds through some very rugged bush and which ends up at the top of a jagged mountain range. After shooting under some very difficult circumstances (we dressed for the cold, but not for the rain!), we finally made it to the top of the mountain. Thinking that now we were at the top we would turn around and head back down again, particularly because the steady rain was growing heavier, imagine my surprise when the club's president informed us that now we were at the top we could now head off to our destination, which was a further 5km into the bush! We piled into his 4WD and proceeded to drive down some of the most frighteningly sheer drops I have ever seen! I was "lucky" enough to snare the front seat, so I had a front-row seat, so to speak, as we plunged off these massive drops, the bottom of the truck banging and scraping on the rocks as we slowly inched down the inclines. Incredibly, we were making good progress. At one point, however, we reached one particularly sheer drop, and, as I peered over the dashboard and looked at the massive incline, I turned to the driver and said, "Surely we won't make that"! He turned to me, smiled, and said, "Watch me"! Sure enough, because of his experience in 4WDing, he skilfully manoeuvred his 2 tonne vehicle up, over and around the boulders, and, before I knew it, we were at the bottom. Isn't life like this sometimes? We can sometimes find ourselves facing an extremely difficult situation or circumstance. We peer over the edge, and decide that there is no way we can possibly go forward. Our natural understanding will look at what we are facing and find ourselves saying, "Surely we won't make that!" But, Jesus says, "Watch me"! If we put our trust in Him, He will guide us through the rough patches and the slippery slopes, and before we know it, we will find ourselves on the other side!
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Surely we won't make that!
Have you ever been Four Wheel Driving? I recently gained a new client for my Television Production business - a 4WD magazine that has a DVD supplement each edition. My job is to shoot stories for this DVD supplement, and as a result I have done some very interesting assignments over the last few months. Last weekend I was hired to shoot a story on a 4WD Club who's members spend the occasional weekend clearing and repairing a remote 4WD track that winds through some very rugged bush and which ends up at the top of a jagged mountain range. After shooting under some very difficult circumstances (we dressed for the cold, but not for the rain!), we finally made it to the top of the mountain. Thinking that now we were at the top we would turn around and head back down again, particularly because the steady rain was growing heavier, imagine my surprise when the club's president informed us that now we were at the top we could now head off to our destination, which was a further 5km into the bush! We piled into his 4WD and proceeded to drive down some of the most frighteningly sheer drops I have ever seen! I was "lucky" enough to snare the front seat, so I had a front-row seat, so to speak, as we plunged off these massive drops, the bottom of the truck banging and scraping on the rocks as we slowly inched down the inclines. Incredibly, we were making good progress. At one point, however, we reached one particularly sheer drop, and, as I peered over the dashboard and looked at the massive incline, I turned to the driver and said, "Surely we won't make that"! He turned to me, smiled, and said, "Watch me"! Sure enough, because of his experience in 4WDing, he skilfully manoeuvred his 2 tonne vehicle up, over and around the boulders, and, before I knew it, we were at the bottom. Isn't life like this sometimes? We can sometimes find ourselves facing an extremely difficult situation or circumstance. We peer over the edge, and decide that there is no way we can possibly go forward. Our natural understanding will look at what we are facing and find ourselves saying, "Surely we won't make that!" But, Jesus says, "Watch me"! If we put our trust in Him, He will guide us through the rough patches and the slippery slopes, and before we know it, we will find ourselves on the other side!
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top stuff, just what I needed.
ReplyDeleteSo great to hear Adam! With Jesus for you, who can be against you?!
ReplyDeleteExcellent analogy, Shaun! That must have been one "heart in mouth" kind of ride! We do have them and God is up for it even when we think we're not!
DeleteThanks Ivars! Yes, it certainly was an interesting experience! What was even worse was that we had to then drive back up those very same slopes to get back!
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