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Went on a bike ride…and hit God!!
This summer I showed up to ride my bike and raise funds to build wells in Africa. I thought it was a good idea. Thought that was it.
That was a crazy idea. I know now it is so much more than that.
We become part of people’s lives! All these amazing people become a part of my life.
Hearing what God has done in the wake of our path has been amazing! Churches in New Mexico are now working together. How a seven year old kid raised $1000 for Blood:Water Mission! What will happen to the girl we talked to at Sonic that wanted to go on a mission trip!?
Biking across the US has allowed me to see a new side of the United States. God is moving and loving through the people and communities we ride through. God is moving and changing people!
I look inside myself to see how I have changed.
First, I know there is nothing else to do but trust God dangerously. On the bike sometimes it’s just God, a bike and me! In that God takes care of me. He provides cool breeze, clouds, and construction workers with water.
Second, through God I can do more then I could ever imagine!!! Its true! You can, too. Just trust Him. It’s that dangerously simple. I hope you will one day have that opportunity.
Third, even though this has thrown new difficulties at me like living with a bandwagon of 20 people, and the battle that goes on in your head while riding the bike. I have found this time has been very refreshing. There is like a song that plays deep down in your soul. Sometimes it sounds off beat or it fades to a whisper. This time has allowed me to hear my music deep down much more clearly now! It’s loud and powerful! New directions I must go!
Our lives are intermingled. Our lives are connected and affect each other. How does my life affect the people who made my pants. Who sewed them? Who shipped them? Who sold them to me? Do they have families? Do they make enough to support themselves? Think about it.
It’s the same on the trip. All the amazing people I have meet in churches, diners, gas stations, and the side of the road I am so thankful for. I am especially thankful for the 20 or so people that all showed up in LA or Phoenix to start this crazy adventure!
God changed me. He lives in me. How are the people I meet changed because of the God that lives in me? My life can and does affect others. Is it for the positive, negative, or nothing at all?
I hope that in my running after the One I love people are changed because I know I have been changed.
That was a crazy idea. I know now it is so much more than that.
We become part of people’s lives! All these amazing people become a part of my life.
Hearing what God has done in the wake of our path has been amazing! Churches in New Mexico are now working together. How a seven year old kid raised $1000 for Blood:Water Mission! What will happen to the girl we talked to at Sonic that wanted to go on a mission trip!?
Biking across the US has allowed me to see a new side of the United States. God is moving and loving through the people and communities we ride through. God is moving and changing people!
I look inside myself to see how I have changed.
First, I know there is nothing else to do but trust God dangerously. On the bike sometimes it’s just God, a bike and me! In that God takes care of me. He provides cool breeze, clouds, and construction workers with water.
Second, through God I can do more then I could ever imagine!!! Its true! You can, too. Just trust Him. It’s that dangerously simple. I hope you will one day have that opportunity.
Third, even though this has thrown new difficulties at me like living with a bandwagon of 20 people, and the battle that goes on in your head while riding the bike. I have found this time has been very refreshing. There is like a song that plays deep down in your soul. Sometimes it sounds off beat or it fades to a whisper. This time has allowed me to hear my music deep down much more clearly now! It’s loud and powerful! New directions I must go!
Our lives are intermingled. Our lives are connected and affect each other. How does my life affect the people who made my pants. Who sewed them? Who shipped them? Who sold them to me? Do they have families? Do they make enough to support themselves? Think about it.
It’s the same on the trip. All the amazing people I have meet in churches, diners, gas stations, and the side of the road I am so thankful for. I am especially thankful for the 20 or so people that all showed up in LA or Phoenix to start this crazy adventure!
God changed me. He lives in me. How are the people I meet changed because of the God that lives in me? My life can and does affect others. Is it for the positive, negative, or nothing at all?
I hope that in my running after the One I love people are changed because I know I have been changed.
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Comment by Lani Bruce on August 7, 2009 at 11:06pm - Lisa, this post continues to bless and challenge....Praying for you tonight and tomorrow and know it will be an amazing day. Thanks for giving yourself to this challenge and allowing God to use you so beautifully.
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Comment by Ryan Skoog on July 31, 2009 at 11:48am - what a brilliant challenge. Thanks.
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Comment by Nancy P. on July 29, 2009 at 3:12pm - I love your post and especially the line "trust God dangerously". I'm going to have to use that! :)
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Comment by Jesse Olson on July 27, 2009 at 11:48pm - Wow
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Comment by Erin White on July 27, 2009 at 4:20pm - thank you for sharing this!
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Comment by Lise LeTellier on July 27, 2009 at 10:58am
- As you have learned, God's roads are not always easy, and many times we fall, but when we know it is Him we serve, we can handle, some how or another, what ever comes into our path, whether the road is under construction, or dogs run in our way. he is always true, always unchanging, and he loves deeper then we will ever be able to , though we may desire to. Welcome to His world. Amen!
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Comment by Nancy L White on July 27, 2009 at 10:13am
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Great. I love the part where you say "This time allowed you to hear the music deep down much clearer now." I think God puts a song in all of our hearts. So often we don't hear it or ignore it. Continiue to listen to the music God has placed in you. It will sustain and strengthen you.
Erin White's mom (Nancy)
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Comment by Erin McDermott on July 26, 2009 at 11:36pm - lisa, you are so right. we are all connected, and we should think about the people who made our pants. i love this post. i had goosbumps while reading it, and i read it to my roommates. they said they want to be your friend. it was great to hang out with you this weekend. you are inspiring so many people! keep on riding! keep on letting God win those battles in your head. keep on sharing your story!!
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Comment by Erin White on July 26, 2009 at 11:16pm
- I love you Lisa Ralph, you inspire me
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