Late one winter night, I was riding home from Anderson, SC, with some of my brothers, and it was cold! No, it was REALLY cold! This was one of those nights where you dress for warmth, but after a while, the chill begins to creep in through your jacket and chaps until you are shivering.

My heels were resting on top of my highway pegs, so my toes were somewhat pointed up in the air. The night was extremely dark because of overcast skies, and there were no lights other than ours on this deserted road.

Glancing down to my left, I noticed the headlight from the bike behind me was reflecting on the eyelet of my boot. The bike to my immediate right was visible out of the corner of my eye, and his headlight doubled our field of vision. Another headlight glow in my right-side mirror reminded me of a third bike just behind the one to my right.

At that moment, I had a realization…

We were rolling along in a tight formation, at more than the posted speed, and I was trusting these guys with my life… And they trust me with theirs.

Through hardships and celebrations, laughter and tears, it is a trust that is earned…

They have my back, and I have theirs, and it has been proven more than once.

As I have mentioned before, I spent most of my adult life in the military. Between the Army and Army National Guard, it has been my pleasure to serve with thousands of soldiers I can call on even today, and they will be there for me.

When you are crawling through mud, standing on a guard point, or getting in a fight on a Saturday night, the soldiers you serve with will not leave you behind.

Even years later… It is a trust that is earned… They also have my back, and I have theirs, and it has been proven more than once.

There is also a trust that is not earned…

A trust that is a free gift for the taking…

A trust we can count on from someone who is closer than a brother…

While we may have people surrounding us who understand the meaning of loyalty and brotherhood, and will fight Satan himself for us, sometimes we need more. When life is kicking us in the teeth, when disease hits our family, when death is staring us in the face, there is a place where we can put our trust and know He has our back

Know this, when the things of this dark world are coming against us and we have nowhere to turn, Jesus is standing firm and waiting for us to take hold of His hand!

Romans 8:38-39 NIV “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”