Welcome to my blog. My name is Ric Simmons and I am a Christian Triathlete. My Friends know me as Ric and my fellow Triathletes know me as the Wyldchyld. The ideal of a blog came to me while I was swimming. Yes I said swimming. It seems that there are only 2 things I can do while swimming and these are think about stuff and pray. It was during these think and prayer sessions I realized I am always staring at lines.
I stare at lines when I swim, I stare at lines when I ride my bicycle on the road, and yes those dreaded lines out on the run. Those lines are everywhere even on the running trails you might know them as running paths. These lines tell me where to go when to turn and basically guides me in my journey of that day.
Isn't it similar to the Christian life? God has given us a path to follow. That path is called the Bible. It is a journey that starts with Creation in Genesis and leads right to the Cross in the Gospels (Matthew,Mark,Luke and John) to Heaven in Revelations. You see for the Christian the Journey starts at the Cross. This is where Jesus died for our sins so that we could have eternal life. (Romans 6:8-10) For us to start on this path we must come to him and admit that we are a sinner and that Jesus died for us and claim the gift of eternal life. (John 3:16)
Now on this journey we call the Christian life we will have trials and we will have temptations and yes you will fail. Just remember to do as you parents once told you when you were riding your bike. If you fall, just get back up and do it again. God says in His Word (I John 1:9) "If we confess our sins He is faithful and Just to forgive us of our sins". Just get back up ask for forgiveness and get back on the path.
This is where we start this journey of the Christian/Tri life. We will go hand in hand and yes we will make some mistakes and stray from the path. I know we will find our way back to the right path. So welcome to my Journey and follow me as we Stare at lines together.
Ric "The Wyldchyld" Simmons
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