Sometimes, It Does Take A Mountain!

A man was sitting on a park bench killing time when he slipped off to sleep.  As he slept, he began to dream that he was traveling down a rough road.  Suddenly, he found himself in front of a very large mountain.  It was very steep and very wide mountain with many valleys and peaks that looked to be unobtainable.  In addition to the peaks and valleys, the mountain was occupied by many enemies that looked to be undefeatable.  So, he did what anyone would do.  He stopped walking. 

In the dream he asked the Lord, “Lord, what do you want me to do with this?  You need to move it.  I can’t move forward as long as it’s in the way.  I can’t climb this.  I can't move forward and be successful.  I’ll fail.”

The Lord began to tell the man, “Move forward, but don’t focus on the mountain, but rather focus on My voice.  Focus on Me.”  So the man did as he was instructed.

As he moved, he began praying and developing a relationship with Christ like he’d never had before.  He focused solely on developing that relationship and didn’t let anything or anyone else get in the way. 

It wasn’t easy.  There were things that would come against him.  People, time issues and other forms of distractions would try to get in the way; however, he had to push all of that aside and focus on the relationship he was developing.    

One day , as he was traveling, he stepped closer to what seem to be a small ledge.  As he did, he could see a long distance away.  The sights were so beautiful.  The sun was out, the clouds were like cotton in the sky, and the roads were flat and travelable. 

He told the Lord, “Thank you for moving that mountain”.  The Lord answered and said, “Son, I didn’t move the mountain.  I just helped you climb it.”  As he looked back, he could see that the mountain that he perceived to be too steep and wide to conquer was a now behind him.  He had overcome and obtained the very things he perceived to be unobtainable.  He had defeated the foes that he thought were undefeatable.  He was a victor, and had never raised his hand in battle all because he focused solely on developing his relationship with Christ.

Today, whatever it is you’re facing, don’t ask God to move it, but rather ask God to move you closer to Him.  It's when you start focusing on Him that you'll soon realize that the mountain, although steep and dangerous, can be defeated when you put your focus in and on Christ and not the issues before you. 

When we focus on moving closer to Him, one day we’ll take a step and see that there’s a beautiful path that God has for us to follow.  The sun will shine, the sky will be blue and the road will be so much smoother to travel.  All because we didn’t focus on the mountain, but the One who put it there in the first place. 

Sometimes, it does take a mountain…

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