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Part 1: Rumble Strips

RUMBLE STRIPS - PART 1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Rumble Strips - a road safety feature of a series of raised strips or indentations along the edge of a road which change the noise a vehicle tire makes on the surface, so warning drivers of the edge of the road.

  • Also known as: sleeper lines, alert strips, audible lines, shift lines, waker-uppers and drunk bumps.

“My child, listen to me and do as I say, and you will have a long, good life.”

Proverbs 4:10 (NLT)

“I will teach you wisdom’s ways and lead you in straight paths.”

Proverbs 4:11 (NLT)

“When you walk, you won’t be held back; when you run, you won’t stumble. Take hold of my instructions; don’t let them go. Guard them, for they are the key to life.”

Proverbs 4:12-13 (NLT)

“My child, pay attention to what I say. Listen carefully to my words. Don’t lose sight of them. Let them penetrate deep into your heart, for they bring life to those who find them, and healing to their whole body.”

Proverbs 4:20-22 (NLT)

“Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.”

Proverbs 4:23 (NLT)

“Avoid all perverse talk; stay away from corrupt speech. Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you. Mark out a straight path for your feet; stay on the safe path. Don’t get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil.”        

Proverbs 4:24-27 (NLT)

What Rumble Strips Do For You:
1. They alert you to danger.

2. They are still inside the safety zone.

3. They help you to arrive at your destination.  (On screen only)

Am I paying attention to the rumble strips in my life?

“The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is?”

Jeremiah 17:9 (NLT)

How do I get from where I am to where I want to be?

1.  DIRECTION ALWAYS DETERMINES MY DESTINATION.

2. DECISIONS DETERMINE MY DIRECTION.

“This is what the Lord says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.’”

Jeremiah 6:16 (NIV)

3. THOUGHTS DETERMINE MY DECISIONS.

  • Am I paying attention to the rumble strips God has in my life?

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Rumble StripsDr. John Gerlach