When I was a teenager, I saved my money and bought a tachometer for my bike. A Tach measures speed like a speedometer on a car. As a boy becoming a man, I wanted to know how fast my machine was traveling. And I could really get that thing flying down the streets of town. It was always my challenge to see if I could beat the 30 mph speed limit set for cars. But I never got busted.

Its strange, but the nearer you get to your goal, the more difficult it is to increase your speed. I remember thinking, just a little bit faster…but I just couldn’t get there. I was maxed out just under my goal. But, fast enough wasn’t enough in this young man’s mind. I was never satisfied with my best.

Now I’ve graduated from the bike to a car, from the tach to the speedometer. And somewhere along the way I’ve learned to be content.

“The fear of the lord leads to life: then one rests content, untouched by trouble” (Proverbs 19:23).