10/05/2024
10 miles this hike was… If groaning and moaning were a sport, the 1st place trophy I would have received. I was so focused on just climbing these ‼️HARD‼️mountains I missed everything around me. Listen‼️‼️ Sometimes even with the purest of intentions we FORGET about other things around us because we are so focused on getting the 🏁. We forget that in the “promise land” to grab the PROMISE in the LAND. I think just maybe if we encouraged ourselves even in the season of climbing the mountains that are ‼️HARD‼️ when weariness comes(because it will) we know to keep going! When comfortability is no where to be found, your tenacity will prevail, and when FAITH is the only thing you have to see that you would grab the eyes of Jesus and replace yours with his. You see up that mountain all I could see what what a PAIN that was going to be to get to the top.. I didn’t consider the incomparable beauty that was going to be waiting for me at the top. Friends, I know that life can be so hard. It can be totally unfair and down right cruel.. YETTT continuing to keep going even when you feel like you will never get your mountain top experience is half the beauty. The other half is when you can stand, breathe and enjoy the fact that you DID NOT GIVE UP even though it would have been easier to quit. Tonight, I am praying for each of you that are climbing their mountain! That you wouldn’t be so wrapped up in the mountain top experience that you miss the little things while you were getting there…♥️