Mountains

by David Fleming

"Climb Every Mountain," they sang in the movie" Sound of Music. " We hear of people making mountains out of "molehills." Mountains are used for boundaries, to see far places (ie Lookout Mountain); they are places of protection; of refuge.

The Bible tells us of the "Mountain of God, " of Moses on the Mountain of God, and of Jesus going to the mountain to pray. I think you begin to see a picture evolving here. If you are a student of the Bible you know from reading the scriptures that through the centuries a mountain might serve several purposes for both men and God.

We all have mountains in our lives. The effect the mountain has on us depends on our outlook. Remember the three blind men trying to describe an elephant?

One man may look at a mountain and just be appreciative of the harsh reality of its beauty; another may see it as a place of great danger; and yet another as a challenge, just there to be conquered.

I am afraid too often in life we fail to see our "mountains" as challenges, we take the negative outlook. We turn from challenges, find fault or reasons things can't be done. Remember the admonition of Jesus to his disciples in Matthew 17:20 "I say unto you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there, ' and it will move; and nothmg will be impossible for you."
How can we move a mountain if we cannot move ourselves? If we cast our cares upon the Lord, he has promised to leave and help us. God is the great 'mountain mover'; let's ask Him to move our mountains and not look to others to move them or blame others when our mountains don't seem to move. "Seek ye first, the kingdom of God. "

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