So I am trying to get a hold of my old coach that has been on my heart this past little while as I know he is now living in Australia, well Tasmania-- with his beautiful Wife Tara as he, Mr Neil Ross Is the strength and conditioning coach for the mountain bike team Australia . Cool eh? He was the coach that found me when i was 14- and raised me up to be a champion Cyclist and Mountain biker three times running for Canada ( Oh i also baked his wedding cake and i am trying to find this darn picture of it!)
My first championship win was probably the most memorable. And that's what has given me a word to write about today and about hearing and activating that Still small voice we hear in our heads- that we really CAN DO ALL THINGS thru Christ who gives us strength!!( Philippians 4:13) Its an "Inside" job- and sometimes its simply asking god to renew our minds in his Power for the right dimension of the direction he has on our lives.
In road cycling You will notice that there is alot about "weight" issues. You know like how heavy your bike is.. parts, components, frame ect. In the event of a time trial- I tell you EVERY single gram counts. Its all about aerodynamics... disk wheels and and aero helmet! ( the picture i have above is a championship when i did not have a aero helmet... uh yeah.. ok laugh... and it is DUCKED taped ok... lol but it really did help... ) Yes everything counts from booties on your shoes to a full on skin suit. Hot. Yes, i know.... i tell ya it hurts when you come second place by just a mill second in a time trial!! As a professional athlete. EVERYTHING counts and when your fully committed to something- you will do whatever it takes to get where we see ourselves on top of the podium shouting for glory...
Today I shout for gods glory on a day to day basis. But i have this competitive athlete blue chip living in me as that backbone i have now turned over to Christ where i live to give god the glory in all that I do. For not man i boast in, but only My God- don't get me wrong i LOVE sports and athletes- but for me- My passion is to encourage others to activate this power that is living and active in us- God wants to give us THAT- AND more then just victory in a stupid meaningless sports game- we just need to awkknowledge this- FOR the LOVE- For his divine purpose and call on our lives, heaven on earth and advancing the kingdom of GOD.
"Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.
Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. "( 1 Corinthians 9:24-25)
This reminds me of the god we serve and the divine detail he has on our lives. How he places and orchestrates us together so swiftly at times- FOR HIS WILL to unfold and deliver what HE wants thru us.... Just as We try to control our lives- even the most tiny details to the very last gram on a bike. Its gods voice that has the final call. Its his call on our lives that we activate this love and appropriate this LOVE in all that we do- There is way more POWER in this LOVE then the way the world lusts for false victory. The "feel good" victory.
"Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you for the prize. Such a person goes into great detail about what he has seen, and his unspiritual mind puffs him up with idle notions. He has lost connection with the Head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow." (colossi ans 2:18-19)
In road cycling you will notice many of the cyclists wear headsets when they are in the echelon. You know like ear pieces - so not just other team mates, but your followup car will keep you updated with the team tactics set as a goal plan for the race - who makes the breaks- who is going to attack- who is pacing ect- where everyone is situated in the pack... its pretty detailed and some serious stuff how a stage in a bike race can unfold- its dimensional and so so miraculous how this communication channeling in the alps can surpass any slow poke in a race.
My coach and I were so set that I was able to Win for Canada- however sometimes when the going gets going.. we lack in showing..... We did not want to take any chances. So what we did- was i wore a headset, yes in my time trial- in secret- cause not too many people do this - where it was just my coaches voice in my ear as he was watching in a follow up car. Neil knew i needed this kind of mental support- becuase sometimes, when we our muscles get tired- then we let our minds get tired and can throw our hands up and say... meh, next time - but Neil knew i had a strong heart ( that's where the power is) And i did not come out to be second. anyways, The entire time trial- I could not give up cause i had this secret voice in my ear pacing me from a follow up car-- saying "come on cyd! 5 k to go, 4 k , 3 k... ect.. power- synchronization, go deeper in the hoods.. power POWER POWER... BREATH..." yes again some pretty serious stuff. But guess what- I won! it really was that inside voice That just wouldnt let me give up until the victory was mine.
I use this as when we hear the right voices- we make the right choices. Its hearing that right voice we have in our heads - and ACTIVATING it thru our faith in God believing that ALL things are possible and nothing is too big for our God to deliver thru us!- God says TAKE HEART! Be strong and courageous- I will never mislead or forsake you!( Joshua 1:5) Believing that if we give ALL the glory to him- he will let us ALWAYS come out victory after victory on top of the world! This is the truth!
"We are more then conquerors in him!! Romans (8:37)- Because Greater is he that is in me then who is in the world!!! (1 john 4:4)
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Ok anyways I just wanted to encourage you that god IS a god of divine detail in the master crafter he is of our lives he is calling us into. Sometimes the voices may be telling us opposite what we want- But its not about us anyways! Its about him and letting him rise up his army of conquerors here his kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven. Its the discipline thing i guess... the uh hard part- when the heat could be turned up- pressure is on- But that right voice is still there.... Turn it up, step out of the foggy noise of the world so you may hear gods Sound of victory shout your name!
"From heaven he made you hear his voice to discipline you. On earth he showed you his great fire, and you heard his words from out of the fire." Deuteronomy 4:36
Hear the right voices... make the right choices.
Lovelovelove
Cydney
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