This week we share a great
message from author and speaker, Jon Gordon. Jon's message is a great reminder
that mountains are meant to be climbed. They will make us stronger, better,
smarter, they should be looked at as something to conquer, not fear or put off!
I rode my mountain
bike the other day with my three year old son in the child's seat. As we rode
along the edge of the TPC golf course we noticed a boy running up and down
these three little hills on the edge of the golf course. I knew what was coming
next. My son said "Daddy, I want to run up the hill." So, I stopped
the bike, helped him get out of the seat and said, "Go ahead and climb
that hill."
He stood at the
bottom looking at the hill. To him I could tell it seemed like a mountain. He
started up the hill but then stopped. His momentum could not carry him up the
hill. It was pretty steep and he looked nervous and scared. I wasn't sure if he
would be able to climb it and neither was he. Then I said, "step back and
then run up it," so he did fearlessly.
When he reached
the top his face beamed with pride. He just stood there looking at the view
from the top; his view and perspective changed by a few seconds and a climb up
a little mountain.
From the look on
his face, which I will never forget, I could tell his confidence was at an
all-time high. He proceeded to run up and down the three little hills like a
human rollercoaster. When he reached the bottom of the third hill we walked
back to the bike and went on our way.
I realized at that
moment why we all need to climb a mountain every now and then. When we climb
mountains, face challenges, hurdle obstacles and learn from difficult
situations we are reminded that we have the strength and power to overcome
life's challenges.
At first even a
little mountain may seem like a big insurmountable mountain. But when you step
back and climb it you realize, "I can do this."
The mountain, no
matter how big it is, is no match for your faith and desire to climb it.
Mountains are meant to be climbed. Wounds are meant to be healed and problems
are meant to become learning experiences. They all serve a purpose. They
make us stronger mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
While we often
can't control what happens to us we can control how we see and climb the
mountains in our life. We can look at mountains as being in the way or as
"the way" to growth.
We have a choice.
We can stand at the bottom and say, "it's too hard, it's too high and I
can't do it" or we can dig down deep and find the very best in ourselves
and fearlessly run up it.
Be blessed this
week.
Drago
