How high are yours? Insurmountable? Surely not! Do you have faith to send your mountains into the sea? Or do you believe your mountains are too high, treacherous, and rugged so you can’t get over, under, or around them? So what’s your alternative? Give up? Turn around and back up? Sit down and moan? Or do you turn to the mountain leveler?
At one time or another I am certain that we’ve all tried all of those alternatives and probably some others as well. My question is … how long does it take you (me) to turn to the One who can move mountains? However, it might be prudent to first determine if it really is a mountain we are facing. Is it? Perhaps it is a mountain, but is the terrain steep and hazardous or is it a small hill now that we look at it closely? Perhaps it is only a molehill and we’ve stopped when we didn’t need to? Regardless, I suspect that minimally it is an obstacle.
Thus, our question at this time should be – what’s the best method to deal with and/or remove the obstacle? Not every obstacle can be handled in the same way nor is it resolved in the same fashion. Slowly I think I am learning that when an obstacle or mountain looms in my path that the first thing I need to do is to turn to the Lord for advice. When I take the time to intentionally stop and ask rather than going into my ‘fix it’ mode, the time that I use up in wasted action is drastically reduced.
Mountains exist. They happen. Our growth depends on how we learn our lessons – do we repeat the same one over and over or is the mountain a new one? Much of our ‘how’ is based in our attitude. When we assume an ‘ohhh woe’s me’ or ‘I don’t deserve …’ we waste our time and energy. Our focus should be on what the problem is and how we can resolve it. Yes, that is easier said than done – it’s still true. Turn to the Lord and ask Him what you need to learn and what you need to do – the end result will be a flattened mountain.
