Summit Bound…
To the top I go.
Imagine having to climb a mountain where many have failed and few have conquered. Mt. Everest is 29,029 feet above sea level. Now if you ask me, thats PRETTY HIGH! If you asked me to climb it, without question…I’d say NO! If I were dropped off via helicopter at 29,028 feet, maybe I’d consider taking that extra step to accomplish such an insurmountable feat.
Now imagine you were at sea level..and all you could do and was forced to do was walk, hike, trek..climball 29,029 feet of mother earth to the summit of Everest, would you do it?
Would the blood, sweat, and tears be worth the view? Knowing that you would be in a select fraternity of individuals that have made the ascent to the highest point of the world..would you even CONSIDER booking a ticket to China and gearing up to climb the highest peak of the Himalaya Mountains.
That’s where I am…
I’m at the bottom…
No where near the top…
I haven’t even booked my ticket to China…
I can’t even muster up the courage to climb up Waimea Rock to jump back into the ocean for fun…
But I have to…
I need to…
My. Life. Depends. On. It.
If I could make anymore sense, my life depends on me. The great Julius Caesar put it best when he said, “Veni, Vidi, Vici!” Which if you listened back in history class translates to: “I came, I saw, I conquered!” Only a “God-fearing, few” can say that statement and in our faith, reference it back to Romans 8:37 - ‘No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.’
I think Ross Parsley and New Life Church lyrically sang it to perfection:
We will overcome
By the blood of the lamb
And the word of our testimony
EVERYONE OVERCOME!!! (Romans 12:11)
The beauty of this ascent to the top..is I’m not alone. Far too long I’ve tried to muster up my own courage, my own boldness, my own strength to live this life. “Plans fail for lack of counsel, BUT WITH MANY ADVISERS THEY..SUCCEED!” I remember coming upon this scripture and, as I look back, only NOW have I realized how true that is. Relationships are key to living this life of faith. You hear it EVERY..SINGLE..WEEK: Grace Groups!!! There are so many people in this world that need to understand that mountain climbing faith requires surrounding yourself with people that will encourage you, pick you back up when you’re down and..plain and simple: LOVE YOU! You can’t beat those odds when God is in the midst of everything. I’m ready for this so-called, insurmountable feat..NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE!!!
All I need to do..is start climbing!
