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But I Wanted The Mountain to Move!

This weekend I find myself in Denver, CO.  It was a spontaneous trip that was brought on by a challenging week and a little encouragement from my family.  If you had asked me a week ago what I would be doing on Sunday, being in Denver wouldn't even be on the radar.  What I find spontaneous though, God doesn't.  What I find as a fork in the road, God sees a single path knife.  What I find as a challenge, God sees as an opportunity for growth.   

God knew what I needed, and that was a physical reminder of His promise.  Often times I get bogged down with thinking ahead.  This can lead to anxiousness, worry, excitement, boastfulness.....but what happens most when I think ahead is that my eyes are taken off of Him and put on myself.  

Immediately as I got off the plane this weekend I was reminded how Denver is actually very flat.  Looking to your east all you see are flat plains and fields, but looking towards the west, you see a massive wall of rock and mountains.  My first thought was thinking about the settler who came upon this area after having easy terrain and looking at these steep mountains.  A person walking could probably see these mountains 100 miles away.  They are vast, massive, and seem to go forever when looking north and south.  So what makes this settler move forward?  Have you ever been in a time in your life when things were moving along but you see an extreme challenge ahead?  Have you ever been anxious for what you are moving towards or being moved towards?  

My challenge this week has been anxiety.  I wrote an email to a great friend and mentor that mentioned how I feel conviction that I have worry.  Why is it though that we have anxiety when we know how the story ends for our good and His glory?  The answer for me is that I am preoccupying my thoughts with unimportant things.  I am preoccupying my comfort and myself over God's plan for me.  In my moments when I might ask God "Why?" I soon laugh that I am wrestling with God thinking I know better.  

In Matthew 17:20 we know that Jesus tells us faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains.  But what happens when the mountain doesn't move?  What if the challenge seems insurmountable?  Remember this:  There is nothing insurmountable with God.  My mind is too small, too weak, too human to understand the enormity of God.  However, we have the promise of God that we are saved by His grace and His mercy through His Son!  Embrace the lack of understanding!  If the mountain won't move, then embrace the challenge and ask God through prayer to help you navigate the terrain ahead. The mountain might not move, but God will move within you and through you.  Your internal mountain will crumble and it will be replaced with the strongest mountain of all:  Jesus Christ.  Talk about a majestic mountain!  

My prayer for you this week is that when you look at a challenging mountain ahead, you focus on pursuing godliness and living in obedience so that your internal mountain can be replaced with the majestic rock of Jesus Christ.  

Song of the week: Called Me Higher


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