MY FIRST BLOG

WELL THIS IS MY FIRST BLOG ENTRY ( I THINK THAT IS WHAT YOU CALL IT).  THIS BLOG WILL MOST LIKELY EVOLVE AS THE TRIP ACROSS AMERICA DRAWS NEARER. IN FACT THIS ENTRY  ITSELF WILL CHANGE AS SOON AS MY WIFE GRAMMATICALLY CORRECTS IT.  :) REAL QUICK THE REASONS OR GOALS HOWEVER YOU WOULD WANT TO LABEL THEM FOR DOING THIS IS  REALLY THREEFOLD.

I.    TO FURTHER THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST.
II.   TO SEE PEOPLE USE PRAYER MORE FERVENTLY AND POWERFULLY!
III.  (THE SELFISH REASONS) TO DRAW CLOSER TO THE LORD MYSELF IN MY DAILY
       WALK AND PRAYER LIFE.

NOW THE FUNNY THING IS I DO NOT EVEN OWN A BIKE AT THIS TIME.  ME AND MY FATHER HAVE RENTED BIKES THE LAST TWO YEARS ON VACATION AND I LOVED RIDING, THIS IS WHAT PUT THE IDEA OF RIDING ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN MY HEAD.  NOW AS MOST MARRIED MEN WITH A FULL TIME JOB AND A FAMILY OF FOUR WOULD AGREE THIS WASNT HAPPENING UNTILL THE KIDS LEFT THE HOUSE.  THEN THE BURDEN OF HOW MUCH WE HAVE FORSAKEN PRAYER IN THIS COUNTRY ARRIVED.  WHILE READING A SHORT BOOK ON OLIVE TREE ON MY IPHONE BY R.A. TORREY CALLED "THE POWER OF PRAYER" I GOT AN INCREDIBLE BURDEN FOR PRAYER.  AS I HAD READ MANY BLOGS OF PEOPLE  THAT HAD RODE ACROSS AMERICA  ON A BICYCLE MOST RODE FOR A CERTAIN CAUSE.  THIS IS WHEN TWO AND TWO WENT TOGETHER.  I DECIDED I WOULD BIKE ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR A CAUSE, THAT CAUSE BEING TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR PRAYER.

AGAIN WE COME TO THE WRENCH HOW WOULD I BE ABLE TO TAKE 40 DAYS OFF WORK AND NOT LOSE MY JOB.  SO I BEGAN TO PRAY THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO TALK TO THE OWNER OF MY COMPANY BOB SHEARER ABOUT TAKING THE TIME OFF NEXT SUMMER.  I MAY BLOG ABOUT THIS IN MORE DETAIL ANOTHER TIME,  BUT THIS WAS THE GREATEST LESSON IN PRAYER I HAVE LEARNED IN MY 30 YEARS OF LIVING.  MY GOD IS BIGGER THAN JUST ANSWERING PRAYER HE EXCEEDS OUR PRAYERS AND FULFILLS THE DESIRES OF OUR HEARTS.  NOT ONLY DID BOB SHEARER GRANT ME THE TIME OFF BUT FINANCIALLY TOOK CARE OF A MAJOR PART OF THIS JOURNEY.  THERE IS MUCH MORE PLANNING AND FUNDRAISING TO BE DONE.  PLEASE PRAY FOR ME AS I BEGIN THIS ENDEAVOR.

JAMES 5:16b  "THE EFFECTUAL FERVENT PRAYER OF A RIGHTEOUS MAN AVAILETH MUCH."