We Move To Return To God - CROW Circle 006
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1. REMINDER – We Ride To Return To God
We don’t ride to go faster.
We ride to go quiet.
Something changes after 30 minutes in.
The numbers fade. The pressure lifts.
The voice in your head finally goes silent.
And in that silence — something sacred starts to speak.
The mountain doesn’t care about your resume.
The wind won’t applaud your playlist.
The road only asks:
Will you keep going even if no one gives you credit?
Most people ride to escape.
We ride to return —
to rhythm, to stillness,
to the part of us that was created to listen.
And it’s in that stillness where we meet Him.
Not in the noise, not in the grind, but in the quiet —
when the soul gets louder than the world.
"Be still, and know that I am God." — Psalm 46:10
That’s the return.
Not just to breath and motion.
But to surrender. To presence. To truth.
We don’t ride to escape.
We ride to return —
to God.
Nico riding outside of Mexico City around Cuernavaca, MX
2. RHYTHM – Ride to Strip the Ego
Big wave surfer Laird Hamilton knows every ride could be his last.
Imagine it — 50+ foot walls of water crashing down, the reef below waiting to drag you under.
Your heart’s pounding at 180 BPM. You’re holding your breath for a minute.
That’s not adrenaline. That’s Goliath.
When you face nature head-on —
really face it —
something happens to your soul.
It humbles you. It strips the ego clean.
Laird doesn’t train to look good.
He trains to be ready — to endure.
Cycling does something similar.
The long rides. The mountains. The moments where the only thing you can see is the road directly in front of you.
It breaks you —
but only to rebuild you.
At the edge of exhaustion,
when your legs are burning and your lungs are raw,
there’s no room for ego — only prayer.
And a deep gratitude for the temple He gave you to carry you through it.
“But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.’”
— James 4:6
You don’t ride to prove anything.
You ride to let go of everything you thought you were.
To meet the real you — the one who shows up when pride falls away.
That only happens when you do the work.
So get out there — and ride.
💡 Pro Tip: If you’re in CLT, take the Sugar Creek Greenway to South Carolina and back. Zero traffic. Pure rhythm.
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3. RITUAL – Pray Before You Move
It’s about intention.
About presence.
About entering movement with meaning — not just momentum.
Before the run. Before the ride. Before the weight hits your back —
Pray.
Because this isn’t just training.
It’s worship through motion.
The Tarahumara — an indigenous tribe from the Copper Canyons of northern Mexico — are known as some of the greatest natural endurance runners on earth.
They run for hours across steep, rugged terrain with nothing but sandals, silence, and soul.
No watches. No music. Just rhythm — and reverence.
They rise with the sun and move with it, not for competition or gain,
but to honor life, nature, and the Creator behind it all.
Not out of fear.
But out of devotion.
It’s not about scarcity.
It’s about attention —
to the gift of this day, this body, this breath.
“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”
— 1 Corinthians 10:31
Let every rep, every mile, every drop of sweat be an offering.
Pray before you move.
Move for His glory.
