Our life journey can be symbolized by the wondrous mountains. Sometimes we celebrate, dance and shout from the mountain top. Sometimes we are trying to carry the mountain, feeling its crushing weight pressing down upon us, making us feel as if we can't survive another moment.
With excitement and energy, we struggle to climb....to reach the goal, to succeed, to win...often times finding the trail is too steep, too difficult, too dangerous. What if I slip? How far will I fall?? Struggling to stand once again. Bruised. Battered. Exhausted to say the least. Should we search for an easier path? Have we decided the reward is not worth the climb?
Boulders block the path making it seem impossible to continue on. Sometimes the boulders seem like mountains themselves as we encounter them unexpectedly (illness, financial problems, death, divorce......boulders of the worst kind.) Do we have the strength to crush the boulders, roll them out of the way, or find a way around it?? Or do we simply need to rest against it for awhile?
Some days on the mountain are fun and carefree… and wonderful!!! There are winding paths filled with wildflowers and waterfalls.......and Peace. There is warm sunshine with a songbird symphony; secret caves of mystery, adventure... and hidden treasures.
Suddenly we realize darkness surrounds our mountain. Fear and uncertainty lurk behind each rock and bush and around every turn; predators close in, their warm, sticky breath upon our necks. We frantically struggle to focus on the mountain top. The mountain can be so overwhelming and yet so awesome. Pleasant surprises and unexpected dangers.
As each of us journey up our mountain, we find renewing strength and comfort in knowing that God is NOT waiting for us on the mountain top. He is climbing WITH us. He has planted the wildflowers for us to find and He smiles as we drink in the beauty of the mountain view. He taught the songbird to sing just for us. He is there to help us stand each time we slip and fall. He sits beside us to give us strength as we lean against those “big” boulders.
So climb and be blessed by the journey each day. Don't focus so intently on your feet and the placement of each step on the rocky trail. Stop from time to time and be inspired by the view. Look with anticipation at the trail before you, with all of its mystery and wonder and don’t forget to look back and remember… and be blessed all over again. Life is not about just reaching the mountain top...it's about enjoying the climb.
Isaiah 40:31 “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; They will run and not grow weary, They will walk and not grow faint.”
With excitement and energy, we struggle to climb....to reach the goal, to succeed, to win...often times finding the trail is too steep, too difficult, too dangerous. What if I slip? How far will I fall?? Struggling to stand once again. Bruised. Battered. Exhausted to say the least. Should we search for an easier path? Have we decided the reward is not worth the climb?
Boulders block the path making it seem impossible to continue on. Sometimes the boulders seem like mountains themselves as we encounter them unexpectedly (illness, financial problems, death, divorce......boulders of the worst kind.) Do we have the strength to crush the boulders, roll them out of the way, or find a way around it?? Or do we simply need to rest against it for awhile?
Some days on the mountain are fun and carefree… and wonderful!!! There are winding paths filled with wildflowers and waterfalls.......and Peace. There is warm sunshine with a songbird symphony; secret caves of mystery, adventure... and hidden treasures.
Suddenly we realize darkness surrounds our mountain. Fear and uncertainty lurk behind each rock and bush and around every turn; predators close in, their warm, sticky breath upon our necks. We frantically struggle to focus on the mountain top. The mountain can be so overwhelming and yet so awesome. Pleasant surprises and unexpected dangers.
As each of us journey up our mountain, we find renewing strength and comfort in knowing that God is NOT waiting for us on the mountain top. He is climbing WITH us. He has planted the wildflowers for us to find and He smiles as we drink in the beauty of the mountain view. He taught the songbird to sing just for us. He is there to help us stand each time we slip and fall. He sits beside us to give us strength as we lean against those “big” boulders.
So climb and be blessed by the journey each day. Don't focus so intently on your feet and the placement of each step on the rocky trail. Stop from time to time and be inspired by the view. Look with anticipation at the trail before you, with all of its mystery and wonder and don’t forget to look back and remember… and be blessed all over again. Life is not about just reaching the mountain top...it's about enjoying the climb.
Isaiah 40:31 “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; They will run and not grow weary, They will walk and not grow faint.”
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