When we face obstacles (as I recently wrote in Part 1), we can either listen to Satan or God. Satan whispers, “You’ll be stuck here forever. It’s time to give up.” But God says, “Don’t give into despair My child. I am with you.”
Who would you rather listen to? After much experience listening to Satan’s “helpful” advice, I’ve learned that it’s better to listen to the One who knows you best.
This wild adventure called life is full of obstacles, but your life isn’t over when you face an obstacle (or a bump or two on the road). There are better days ahead. Today may seem cloudy, but it all depends on how you look at it.
You can make a choice not to make a challenge bigger than it is. You can choose to see it as part of God’s plan. You can’t have a full understanding of everything that happens to you, but you can choose to trust the One Who does.
Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but remains forever. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds His people from this time and forever. (Psalm 125:1-2 NASB)
We can be mountains. We can stand tall and laugh at the little molehills because they aren’t getting to us. We have a God Who is greater than every molehill and every mountain.
Our God gives us the grace to be mountains every day. He gives us opportunities to rely on Him…or to worry.
When something goes wrong, we can mope; or we can marvel. We can pout; or we can progress. We can let it grow out of proportion, or we can let it go and move one.
We belong to the One Who created the mountains. He sees higher than we ever will.
Trust the One Who tells you that you are like Mount Zion. He is with you.
Don’t let the little things become worse than they are. Don’t determine that you weren’t meant to be a chef because you burned your friend’s birthday cake. Let God determine where you belong.
We are surrounded by Him forever. We can stand tall in Christ.
Just like mountains.
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