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GraceRiderMag.com November/December 2015 57 He lives beyond the sunset, yet many try to catch Him, only to find Him elusive. Yet it is not God who is avoiding us, it is we avoiding Him. We set our own ride, and look for Him in it. We sometimes give Him a choice of rides to bless us, and sometimes He hands the trip planner back marked to us "none of the above." Road closed, danger ahead. Yet we try to get Him to go our way, when we need to go His way. He is the great I am, and His beginning goes back farther than a vanishing point, and goes on farther than the horizon's vanishing point. Yet many claim it is God's fault when they cannot find Him that all roads lead to Him just not the one they are on right now. They ride endlessly into the sun, but never consider God's Son: Jesus. They don't ask for direction, and grumble when they find they are lost. They may pray "God where are you?" but never stop to consider where they are. And what is the first thing you ask someone who needs directions? "Where are you?" For without knowing where you are, you cannot get the directions to go where you want. Little or a lot, lost is lost. We know we are heading east in the morning, the sun tells us so, and we know west is ahead as we head into the sunset. But what if you are in between, or heading north or south, with no sun to guide you? Can you follow your shadow sideways, looking for the light to guide you? How many of us in our trip planning include God, and when we do, ask Him rather than tell him? Anyone who rides, looks at the skies before heading out. Listens to the wind, and dresses accordingly. We trust the things we see, but not the One we don't see. We trust the creation, but not the Creator. We ride into the sun, but not with the Son. We lean on our own understanding, not the One who was there at the day of creation. And so many of us, ride into the sunset seeing His creation, but never seeing Him. No matter how fast, or how slow we ride, we cannot touch the horizon, it somehow always seems just out of reach. But you can touch the Son, who is reaching out to you, who wants to save you, and have a relationship with you. Who wants to be part of your ride, and take you into His sunset. Who knows the way you need to go, and has gone ahead of you planning the ride. But it is only when His spirit guides us we know the way. Many look for signs, only to find detours ahead. Some plan on going it alone, yet it is only in Christ that we find fulfillment. Only in Him do we get to know the Creator, and find Him more attractive than the creation. God is the God of creation, He formed the hills where we ride, the plains that seem endless, and the horizon we chase after. And after the sunsets, He is still active. He also created the night from the day, and it is only in Jesus we are separated from the darkness and ride in to the light. So why ride in the dark? He who created you can also create a way back to Him, and He did in Jesus Christ. For God does not want you to ride alone in darkness, but to see Him in all the things He created for us. He wants us to join Him in the everlasting ride, yet He gives us the choice. Many only ride into the sunset, but in Jesus we come out on the other side. So when you're in the in-between times, remember that He loves you. Wake up in "a good morning Lord" type of attitude, rather than a "good Lord it's morning" attitude. In everyday past and those to come, the sun will set at sometime. And when it does, make sure you are resting in the arms that never sleep, who are just as alive in the bright sun, as He is in the night. And when day breaks and there are clouds,