It’s been longer than usual since I published my last post. As much as I wanted to be able to stay on track with my two post per month plan, I knew that when God placed on my heart what I should share next I would know, and then I would strive to be obedient, despite my ongoing tendency to procrastinate. So today, I want to write about mountains and moments. I bet you’re asking yourself what the heck I mean by this, so I will attempt to explain. You have probably heard the phrase “being on top of the mountain” which means being in a place where you are experiencing what success looks like to you. As for what success looks like to me these days, it has undoubtedly changed in every possible way. It’s remarkable what a focused, prioritized relationship with Jesus through consistent prayer and reading God’s word can do. The bible’s not called “the living word” for no good reason. Taking time to read it and really let it sink in has proven to me time and time again to hold an enormous amount of power. Over time, all this has made me realize that “being on top of the mountain” has nothing to do with finding or achieving things such as recognition, wealth, fame, or beauty as defined by the world’s standards, but, instead, has everything to do with how I live out the little moments in my life. Making sure that God can be seen through me in the way that I treat people in every conversation I have on a given day. The importance of making time to build and/or improve relationships with my family and friends. Things such as remembering to reach out to someone I know is going through a difficult time and making sure they’re ok. Giving someone a gift, a card, or just a listening ear to let them know I care. Little moments such as in these examples. What I now see is how powerful all these little moments in life are and how it’s in the adding up of these moments each and every day of my life where I can experience a life of real success. After way too many years of choosing to be in the driver seat striving to experience success by the world’s standards, and after robbing myself of blessings that God had intended for me to have already received in this life, I am ecstatic to be able to say I am finally on top of the mountain. Yes, I am up there slowly and deeply breathing in each and every remaining little moment I am blessed to live, with arms stretched outward in awe of how I can be loved like this, and life is good.
“Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. “ Colossians 3:2-3