What is a Soldier
Freedom of the Open Road
It's a feeling that cannot be described. It must be experienced - the wind at your back, sun on your face, and nothing but miles of highway in front of you. Each new dawn brings new adventures - some good, some bad, but every one unexpected. The lure of the road is almost intoxicating...a longing obsession for the rebel, the warrior, the dreamer, and th
e romantic. For some it has been close relationships with family and friends; for others, lack of stability and security. At times, it can be a lonely and isolated existence. We are hard-wired for relationships. God never intended for us to be alone. We find brotherhood and family in those who are like us; those who share the love of adventure and the power of the open road. The intensity of the lifestyle bonds you together. For so many of us, the road represents a journey to find something - anything - to give meaning to life. It can be a frustrating search, because everything of this earth - whether stuff, or a place, or a relationship - is temporary and humanly broken. But we continue to ride, writing our stories out on mile after mile of road. The question is this...will your story make a difference in the life of someone else? And will that difference be for good or for bad? Maybe it's time to change your story. History is filled with those who have chosen the freedom of the road as their life's story. Some have used it to "find" themselves, some to connect worlds, some to run from their past. Their stories are as unique as your own. The Bible tells us of a man who spent a great deal of his life on the road. But his mode of travel wasn't 720 pounds of steel and custom chrome. He traveled on foot, by a fisherman's boat, and on the back of a lowly donkey. He was called a warrior, a rebel, and a dreamer. He gave up everything for us - and he asks us to go out as his warriors, as part of his family, with his name on our back. His story changed the world. His story can change you. He is Jesus Christ. (Book of Hope, Road Edition)