Archive for July, 2009

What I am Learning Right Now

Posted: July 29, 2009 by oneofhis in Uncategorized

There will be no deep theological insights in this post.  Maybe. Lol! 1) Apart from the grace of God, I am lost and there is no good in me. (Humility) 2) I need His grace and forgiveness every day. 3) I need to forgive and show grace every day to others. 4) To forgive myself [...]

I just wanted to share some ways that theology has actually helped me.  You may think “how does theology help anyone?” This is a question I used to ask myself for a long time. I think many hear the word “theology” and it causes people to go into seizures and seek the nearest window to [...]

4) Pace Yourself- One thing you learn when you start riding quickly is that you are not as fit as some of the guys that do it all the time. Many of these guys have hit the trail for a while and can go faster, and handle things that you starting out can’t do. If you as [...]

3) Trust Your Equipment- You can have the best bike with all the best parts money can buy, but if you don’t trust that it will do what it was designed to do it is just a useless and worthless piece of metal, rubber, and plastic. We live in a time in history when we have some of [...]

2) You Have to be Equipped Properly. It is very important that you have the right equipment when you are mountain biking. Just because someone lists to sell a bike as a mountain bike, doesn’t mean it’s a mountain bike. Just because it is a Trek, or a Cannondale, or a Specialized brand bike doesn’t [...]

I have been mountain biking for a couple months now.  It has been so much fun! It has been challenging both physically and mentally (mostly physically, Lol!). I have learned a lot about myself since I’ve started. I thought I would share a few thoughts and principles we can all apply to our lives: 1) [...]

It is a great truth, wonderful as it is undeniable, that all our happiness–temporal, spiritual and eternal–consists in one thing; namely, in resigning ourselves to God, and in leaving ourselves with Him, to do with us and in us just as He pleases. – Madame Guyon Something God has been showing me is that He [...]