Today when I was biking and contemplating life a bit, I thought about my choice to take on this 2800 mile bike journey. I didn’t really think it would be all that hard but as the first day of my actual ride approached I must admit that I was a bit anxious about the daunting number of miles ahead of me. But then I realized that I just needed to focus on the first day ride and not worry about the days ahead of me. There was a major hurricane ahead of us, but that was a few days away and my worrying the first day would be unproductive as I am not in control of the weather. For those in AA one of their mantras is “One day at a time.” There is a lot of wisdom for living like that. God has something to say about worry in his Word in the book of Matthew Chapter 6 verse 27 “Can anyone of you worrying add a single hour to your life?” And in verse 34 “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” If you are currently overwhelmed by circumstances in your life, try to live one day at a time. Worrying about what may or may not happen in the future only causes more anxiety and we need to trust God for our future. On longer or harder days, I often break down my miles into quarters and just try and focus on a section at a time. Today after two weeks I have put in just shy of 1000 miles and can look back with a sense of accomplishment, but it was achieved just one day at a time.
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Very wise, Bruce! I think you are life coach material 😉
Needed this. Love you dad! One day at a time !
Bruce I recently did an “off the grid” hike in CO. Upon returning to home base, found out we had hiked 17,000 steps, nearly 4.5 miles total, first down 748 ft, then back up. Took about 5 1/2 hrs with lunch break and sitting in the shallow river for about 20 minutes. The Lord talked to me a lot that day and I heard the same message, but mine was broken into STEPS! I was quite proud of myself too!
I asked my friends if they had known what was in store if they would’ve committed to the hike? They both said no. Neither one of them asked me my answer, I think they assumed it would’ve been no. I don’t know for sure but I had great expectations that day so I’m thinking I had a different outlook from the beginning and I actually said yes.
Love you Bruce. So proud of you. We even know it can be one breath at a time…thank you for sharing! I love how you and Pam are meeting and loving people as you cross this wonderful country. You are reminding us about the simple things in life and the beauty of the USA.