The Open Road Day 4, The Last Day

The Open Road-You're Made For Wild Adventure, Day 4 The Last Day

We are Overlanders.  We choose to leave the comfort of our homes and head out onto the dirt.  We head down trails that we have never been before searching for something beautiful, something pure and untouched.  It is often difficult and uncomfortable getting there, but as overlanders we love this part as much as we love the view at the end.  Most people don't get it. Many of my friends think what I do is crazy.  They can't image going through all of this "overlanding stuff" just to sleep outside.  You and I know why we do it.  We do it so that we can see all of the stars in the sky.  To hear the wind on a mountain top.  To feel the warm sun on a cold morning.  We know there is beauty to be found from the uncomfortable adventure.  This is much like when we as Christians step out of our comfortable life and do something uncomfortable that God has called us to do.  We know from our overlanding, and Gods promise, that good will come from stepping out, being bold, getting uncomfortable for God. 

The Open Road Day 3

The Open Road-You're Made For Wild Adventure, Day 3

What do you spend more time doing, watching YouTube videos about Overlanding or actual on the trail in the wild Overlanding?   What would you say your "watch to doing" ratio is for this question?  I think a lot of us might fall into the first category.  I know I do.  I spend so much time watching others do awesome things I sometimes feel like I've been there, or even feel like I know those people doing the awesome things in the videos.  This can be said for many things in our lives.  Being a dad, a husband, a friend, an adventurer, and even a devoted follower of Christ.  Most of us are all of those things, but we spend so much time watching others be doers and not near enough time doing.  Gods purpose for us is not to watch others.  He made us to be the star of our very own YouTube video called our life.   In fact when he dreamt of us long before we were here he dreamt of an exciting story than he cannot wait to share with us.

The plan today asks us to stop right now and pray to God that He would lead you into your story.  Be ready this could get fun.

So go play with your kids find out who they are becoming.  Take time to be with your wife and go help her, and listen to her.  Go visit a friend in person and ask them how they are doing.  Go out into the wild and soak up God's beauty.  Go be brave and bold in your walk with God.  This world needs men to step up and lead.  Just image what we could do if we all decided to star in the YouTube video that God has planned for us instead of just watching.  

The Open Road Day 2

What is adventure?  A hazardous action of uncertain outcome.  

We mainly think of a multi day Overland trip far from the city as an adventure, and it is.  But Adventure is also those things or times placed right in front of us that make us feel fearful of the outcome.  It took me over a year to post about God on my page.  Even though I had God in the description he always wanted me to be more bold  about my faith.  I was fearful of what people would say or if I would lose members.  This fear kept me from sharing.  Did you know excitement and fear are the same?  Some say the difference between the two is only 2 inches.  So I guess I decided to move it over 2 inches. 

Adventure is also defined as-An exciting experience that is typically a bold, sometimes risky undertaking.  Today go and be bold, be risky. 

The Open Road Day 1

The Open Road-You're Made For Wild Adventure, Day 1.

When I posted about sharing this plan on my All Over Overland page, I jumped in with both feet.  I pushed the post button and felt like God would be there with me.  It wasn't until I first opened Facebook again that I felt the "oh no" down in the pit of my stomach.  There were a few that challenged the post but God gave me the words and the patience needed.  Do what God is calling you to do and he will be there with you

God wants us to go on adventures with him.  For us adventure means being in the outdoors, a long dirt road, a camp fire, a view that few get to see.  God wants to take us to these places and show us the world he created for us.  We was Overlanders have it within us that we want to stop and look at nature.  To soak in all that is around us.  As we GO ALL OVER remember that God GOES ALL OVER with us.