Thursday, June 23, 2005
Last moments of the son's glory of the day
Before it hides, lets it its rays fade away
With unthinkable colours showering the skyline
Sharing this moments with an amazing friend of mine
Has God granted me an unforgetful day
Which makes me think of His love everyday
He's awesome, He's great, He's all
In the midst of it all God lets you know He's there
Even when you run elsewhere out of His protecting hand
Will God's love for you let you know He takes care of it all
So don't fear, trust and wait on Him when life's not fair
He'll ensure your feet have a safe land
Be patient and hang on until He's ready to call
Until the time is due to come
I will worship and give Him awe
For He has let His creation speak
To this creature so weak
So weak and meaningless as I am
Keeping an eye from high above
And letting know He's the Great I am
Has He given me, that gift of love
Before it hides, lets it its rays fade away
With unthinkable colours showering the skyline
Sharing this moments with an amazing friend of mine
Has God granted me an unforgetful day
Which makes me think of His love everyday
He's awesome, He's great, He's all
In the midst of it all God lets you know He's there
Even when you run elsewhere out of His protecting hand
Will God's love for you let you know He takes care of it all
So don't fear, trust and wait on Him when life's not fair
He'll ensure your feet have a safe land
Be patient and hang on until He's ready to call
Until the time is due to come
I will worship and give Him awe
For He has let His creation speak
To this creature so weak
So weak and meaningless as I am
Keeping an eye from high above
And letting know He's the Great I am
Has He given me, that gift of love
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
...of a dream you only see happen in your wildest ilusions as a little child riding in you 2nd category mountain bike riding past by the commercial boards standing along the way with professional cycling figures on them. A dream so unreal, a dream so untouchable, a dream never to come true, unless...
Yeah, unless you have a Father who loves you so much but so unbelievable much that He's willing to answer to the longing of your heart. He says it in His Word: "Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?" Matthew 6:26
Ask to your Father and it shall be given unto to you! (Matthew 7:11) If you're not yet his son or daughter keep this in mind:
He's willing to be your Father. Are you willing to be his child?
The life He has given me as His son is absolutely amazing and full of wonders. He has just proved it during the Pro-Tour in Eindhoven. It's been a dream and longing for me being able to watch the Tour of France live. Even this summer did it seem impossible, but I was wrong. The Tour of France came right next to my door. I call that faithfullness. You may call it coincidence, luck, or simply fate. I let you decide while you share my dream enjoying the pics I managed to take...
Yeah, unless you have a Father who loves you so much but so unbelievable much that He's willing to answer to the longing of your heart. He says it in His Word: "Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?" Matthew 6:26
Ask to your Father and it shall be given unto to you! (Matthew 7:11) If you're not yet his son or daughter keep this in mind:
He's willing to be your Father. Are you willing to be his child?
The life He has given me as His son is absolutely amazing and full of wonders. He has just proved it during the Pro-Tour in Eindhoven. It's been a dream and longing for me being able to watch the Tour of France live. Even this summer did it seem impossible, but I was wrong. The Tour of France came right next to my door. I call that faithfullness. You may call it coincidence, luck, or simply fate. I let you decide while you share my dream enjoying the pics I managed to take...
Train, oil the wheelchain, secure all bolts, make sure the wheels spin unhinderd, smoothen the legs, massage the muscles, concentrate mentally. That was the minimal preparation required for such an important event: a day in which I compare my time to those of the profs. The expectations weren't that high though the excitement was digging deep into my very soul. For the last week have I done my best for the preparation. I trained applying all the knowledge I own so far regarding the sport.
Sunday June 19, the D-day. I woke up at seven o'clock sharp and got things ready to go. Once in the sport center I picked up my brand new T-Mobile Challenge shirt and put it on letting people know of what was about to happen. In the start line my thoughts were focused basically in one thing: Ride well, apply what you learned, and finish it right. Once the gun was fired, every other cyclist took the chase for the best time. I remained most of the time back in the platoon while a couple of friends took the lead most of the time. Together with a group of fast bikers did we make a considerable speed and headed away. During the race have I been absolutely cautious of making no faults: leading when I had to, drinking when there was need to, taking the sugar supply adequately, searching for a strategic place within the other cyclists, every single technique so far learned have I applied for the succes of that ride.
It was unbelievable. At the end of it when searching for a decent place in the front did I see all the other riders go past me from behind. Everyone was in search of that first place. It's the last curve before the end the which saved my day. I took it from inside, hit the pedal, tensed the muscles and breathed deeply. The energy reserved which lay still within me was during those last 500 meters of decisive importance for a chance of succes. Following the wheel of the fastest rider did I open up a way to go through. When the one in front of me was blocked and prod away from the road by another biker, did I have a gap to give it all and reach out for the finish line. During those last seconds of deep pressure had I realized that practically the whole group was left behind me except for another one who was quite ahead of me. It was unbelievable, with tears of excitement running down my face and the emotion bursting out of my chest had I realized that I had come beyond my own expectations and goal...
By God's grace has been possible! My expectations were the minimal: I thought of riding 37km/h max being afraid of getting exhausted along the way; but instead, with energy enough to leave the group behind have I ended the 48.6 km ride with a time of 1:08:41.79 hours making it a 42.68 km/h ride!
I give all my credit to God who made it possible. He gave me an amazing weather, no flat tires, and above all the health and chance to do it. May His name forever be glorified, Amen!
Sunday June 19, the D-day. I woke up at seven o'clock sharp and got things ready to go. Once in the sport center I picked up my brand new T-Mobile Challenge shirt and put it on letting people know of what was about to happen. In the start line my thoughts were focused basically in one thing: Ride well, apply what you learned, and finish it right. Once the gun was fired, every other cyclist took the chase for the best time. I remained most of the time back in the platoon while a couple of friends took the lead most of the time. Together with a group of fast bikers did we make a considerable speed and headed away. During the race have I been absolutely cautious of making no faults: leading when I had to, drinking when there was need to, taking the sugar supply adequately, searching for a strategic place within the other cyclists, every single technique so far learned have I applied for the succes of that ride.
It was unbelievable. At the end of it when searching for a decent place in the front did I see all the other riders go past me from behind. Everyone was in search of that first place. It's the last curve before the end the which saved my day. I took it from inside, hit the pedal, tensed the muscles and breathed deeply. The energy reserved which lay still within me was during those last 500 meters of decisive importance for a chance of succes. Following the wheel of the fastest rider did I open up a way to go through. When the one in front of me was blocked and prod away from the road by another biker, did I have a gap to give it all and reach out for the finish line. During those last seconds of deep pressure had I realized that practically the whole group was left behind me except for another one who was quite ahead of me. It was unbelievable, with tears of excitement running down my face and the emotion bursting out of my chest had I realized that I had come beyond my own expectations and goal...
By God's grace has been possible! My expectations were the minimal: I thought of riding 37km/h max being afraid of getting exhausted along the way; but instead, with energy enough to leave the group behind have I ended the 48.6 km ride with a time of 1:08:41.79 hours making it a 42.68 km/h ride!
I give all my credit to God who made it possible. He gave me an amazing weather, no flat tires, and above all the health and chance to do it. May His name forever be glorified, Amen!
Thursday, June 09, 2005
You may have read of what an amazing time I had during the conference next to the company of such an amazing lady. However, that's not the end of the story. It's barely the tip of the iceberg as a matter of fact.
Above all, has the company of the almighty filled every single heart present during the conference. Just as Jesus and his disciples celebrated Pentecostal in communion under the presence of God, have we, as one body come together from all over Holland in other to share the same experience.
The expectations were high and you never know what the conference has to offer every year, but I must say that for my very first time, it was one of the most reviving and renewing experiences I had in Holland so far. Let the pictures speak for themselves and experience a bit of the joy which we experienced ourselves...
Above all, has the company of the almighty filled every single heart present during the conference. Just as Jesus and his disciples celebrated Pentecostal in communion under the presence of God, have we, as one body come together from all over Holland in other to share the same experience.
The expectations were high and you never know what the conference has to offer every year, but I must say that for my very first time, it was one of the most reviving and renewing experiences I had in Holland so far. Let the pictures speak for themselves and experience a bit of the joy which we experienced ourselves...
We had to sleep in tents and live through a midnight storm which surely affected a few tents of course but who cares, that won't stop us from letting the joy flow so we simply said, "let the show go on!" The picture was made a day after the storm, right after we had prayed altogether for better weather...God gave an answered immediately.
Do you feel young enough? Then come and join the teeners tent! You'll surely have a spirit lift up while dancing and celebrating at the move of the trendy and touching music. As for Rosalie and me, it's that very place where our hearts have being touched the most. God's mercy and love embraced us together that night.
I heard once people say, "It's like a piece of Heaven down on Earth". That opinion may be regarded as an utopia, but the outcome of such a confernce was surely a piece of Heaven set into every heart and soul looking forward to find God during those four days.
My personal opinion is: search God's righteousness, mercy and grace; then, will you know what I'm talking about. A love so great that tears of joy flow from deep within all the way down through the contours of your cheeks letting know of such and overflowing joy. Why? Because it's so fulfilling that all you want to do is praise and honour Him. If you realized how much your life's salvation has cost at the top of that cross...
"For God so loved the world that He gave his one and only begotten son that whosoever believeth in Him, shall not perish but have everlating life". John 3:16
As if it weren't enough, He even promises a totally fulfilling and pleasurable life here down on Earth making every hardship worth of living through and every bit of joy so enjoyable that all you end up longing for is to remain experiencing that joy forever; yet, one day to happen with Him in His kingdom. The one place promised to those who believe and accept His love for their lives...I'm surely looking forward to eternal joy. Are you?
My personal opinion is: search God's righteousness, mercy and grace; then, will you know what I'm talking about. A love so great that tears of joy flow from deep within all the way down through the contours of your cheeks letting know of such and overflowing joy. Why? Because it's so fulfilling that all you want to do is praise and honour Him. If you realized how much your life's salvation has cost at the top of that cross...
"For God so loved the world that He gave his one and only begotten son that whosoever believeth in Him, shall not perish but have everlating life". John 3:16
As if it weren't enough, He even promises a totally fulfilling and pleasurable life here down on Earth making every hardship worth of living through and every bit of joy so enjoyable that all you end up longing for is to remain experiencing that joy forever; yet, one day to happen with Him in His kingdom. The one place promised to those who believe and accept His love for their lives...I'm surely looking forward to eternal joy. Are you?
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