The wind was our friend today. We were able to ride 60 miles in 5.5 hours! That's the best time we've made the whole trip. We were laughing today and decided that all of those times in church that we've heard the wind used as an analogy for the Holy Spirit is spot on. We would rather bike through a storm or over a mountain and have the wind behind us than to have the most beautiful day of downhill riding with the wind against us. But, we also decided that on days like this one, when there's not a cloud in the sky and the elevation is dropping from 3,000 feet to 2,000 feet AND the wind is at our backs, that's like the "kingdom on earth as it is in Heaven."
So, we'd selfishly like to enlist each of you to pray that we'd have tailwind everyday! It literally effects everything in regards to riding. It's the difference in time on the saddle, less aches and pains, and in our overall enjoyment of the ride. I read one time in one of C.S. Lewis's books about how we sometimes convince ourselves that our prayers are meaningless or don't make much difference, but that one day we'll see how even the smallest prayers we utter are answered and change the course of history or even... the WEATHER! So, at the risk of possibly sounding like a fool to some, we're begging you to utter those prayers for us! :)
We love you all!! We're in the town of Havre tonight.
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I have been praying, along with many others, that your bodies would heal and not hurt so much...praise God that He answered prayers by giving you this day with the wind at your backs!! I will pray that the weather will be your friend more often.
ReplyDeleteYour blog has been a real testament to the faithfulness of God to answer prayers.
Love ya,
Doris B.
God loves to hear from His children no matter the request. I don't think He considers any request too small. I will pray for tailwinds every day and will pass on to others to pray for this as well.
ReplyDeleteThis morning as I walk/jogged 2.4 miles, I was thinking about God's glory. God is all-glorious. There is nothing we can do to make Him any more glorious. But our walk with Him each day, our obedience to Him, our love for Him and for others are ways for His glory to be revealed. I pray His glory is being revealed not only to you as you witness His Hand in nature and in the lives of those you meet and in the lives of those who are behind praying for you, but that His glory will be revealed to many as a result of this trip.
"And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the Mouth of the LORD has spoken." (Isaiah 40:5)