bump in the road
Hey. Yep it’s been awhile since we chatted. I could write up a list of reasons why but won’t cause most are just excuses. The rest are truths I’m still learning to grasp so they wouldn’t make much sense. I don’t believe everyone is worthy of our entire stories, but I do believe in sharing the bits that could help someone. Not that I need to explain, but the bravely shared experiences of others coupled with the fact that I’ve committed my life to God and feel he’s calling me to share have really encouraged me to share. If you follow my social media accounts you’ll already know I love sharing inspiration. Most from nature, experience and scripture. Sharing is a lot of who I am! Created as a part of me.
Big Lake
Attended a Womens’ retreat recently and the speaker brought up a wonderful observation/interpretation of scripture meant to be intwined with our individual personal experiences. So good!! She read several verses from Bible about mountains. I was intrigued from the start cause I’ve always been a literal thinker here. When I read ‘mountains’ I think of mountains in nature! Like miles high, covered in snow. When she said mountains she referred to ones we ‘climb’ in day-to-day life. Challenges. Physical illness, broken relationships, financial struggle, loss, worry, pain, mental illness, loneliness, rejection… Can you see it? Here are some verses she mentioned. (It’s even more fun when you read them in different versions.)
“The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,
before the Lord of all the earth.”
Psalm 97:5 NIV
“The mountains melt beneath him
and the valleys split apart,
like wax before the fire,
like water rushing down a slope.”
Micah 1:4 NIV
“The mountains quake before him
and the hills melt away.
The earth trembles at his presence,
the world and all who live in it.”
Nahum 1:5 NIV
This was so powerful to me. So personal. I imagine Satan tries to keep our vision and understanding limited so we won’t experience ALL that God intends for us. Not anymore Satan!! Gods got us!
The weekend talks also mentioned if we open worship time by first inviting the Holy Spirit to influence-interpret-and-guide it will create such a space that we cannot help but receive God’s blessings. I love that. I’ve prayed for this before but never from the mindset of how big that truth really is. I love our God!!
I’ve been struggling with a mountain of my own. One I didn’t understand. Still don’t quite understand . Found out it’s been a looming obstacle my whole life. Persistence in trying to figure this out on my own got me some answers. Asking for random advice?… meh, not so much. Prayer highlighted a lot but not the whole picture which ironically helped me see in my story so many moments where God let me live with struggle long enough to learn the lessons I needed for another area. Hated that in the moment but now am learning to appreciate & trust God’s timing. Emphasis on learning and lessons learned. Therapy and medication while keeping God in it all has made the ultimate difference.
I know I’m not alone now.
I know God’s timing matters.
I know this isn’t the end but is a wonderful new chapter.
To-da-loo till next time… hope you have a fabulous day. Let me know what you find when you look up the word mountain in your Bibles’ concordance.