the past week has again been filled with numerous tough conversations...
i am the type of person that would just rather avoid confrontation. i feel like God has blessed me with the ability to be an incredibly positive person, but part of the problem with that is i often want to spin things in such a positive way that it leaves me skipping out on confrontation that needs to happen.
so, this past week, i have managed to not allow myself to be talked out of confrontation...and i had a couple of really tough conversations. but they were conversations where the Spirit was very obviously present...and that have brought great things in their aftermath.
i have thought much these past couple of weeks about the words of james 1:2-4 where it says...
"consider it pure joy my brothers when you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything."
i have to confess...i am far from enjoying, liking, wanting, being comfortable with confrontation...but i am realizing more and more that there are times where it is simply the best way...and i pray that i can continue to rely on the Spirit to know when that is the case.
2 comments:
Hello Brad
I know it's been too long but I am at last getting round to contacting the great people we met from our bike trip. We don't seem to have another contact for you and Cailyn apart from this blog.
I have read the rest of your account of your trip after you left us before Chester and it was great to get another's thoughts on the same places and experiences. We also stayed at the Eagles in Chester (and saw our first rodeo there), we also camped behind the hotel in Lander by the river and by the lake at Saratoga Hot Springs after you passed through.
Just before Dubois Wyoming we met a man called Jim Bragg who was walking across the States over 4 summers. Jim was 72 years old and was a lovely person to talk to.
Our trip North up through Glacier NP and into Canada and along the Icefield Parkway was probably the best scenic riding we did in the whole trip, just beautiful. It was cold by then so we stayed at the wilderness hostels.
We eventually arrived at Jasper and met up with my son and his girlfriend Camila and stayed with them for 3 weeks before flying home.
We are now planning this year's trips. First in the UK - Isle of Skye to the Isle of Wight our local island - only about 900 mile by the route we will take but we will route past a lot of friends and stay with them so should be nice - they don't know this yet though!!
Later in the year we'll probably do a few weeks in France.
Hoping you and Cailyn are well, it would be good to hear from you.
Regards
Mick (the English bloke)
January 24, 2011 3:14 AM
you can still contact us through our journal at the guest book on:
crazyguyonabike.com/mossyandmick
I tried this same message on your blog but attached it to a September post I think.
Mick
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