If
I got off the trail, the slope was so steep and the deadfall so
thick I never would get through. Determined to get to the top before
the clouds rolled in again and spoiled the view I raced them to the summit.
As
I got closer to the summit, the clouds beat me there, but I was to
far to turn back. Okay, I wasn’t too far, but I was bull-headed
and didn’t want to give up.
It
was surreal as I entered the clouds. It was like walking through a
thick fog. To my surprise the clouds only lasted about fifteen or
twenty feet and then it was back out into the sunshine. The sky was
clear above me and as far as I could see in any direction.
The
view from the top was incredible. The mountain peaks around me, and
even much of the countryside below me had been worth the trek.
The
Christian walk can be like that trip. If we get off the trail, it
can snare us and trip us up. Sometimes the clouds roll in and
discourage us, but the benefits of pressing on outweigh the benefit
of giving up.
In
retrospect, it probably wasn’t wise of me to push through the
clouds. I wasn’t prepared for poor weather and there was the
danger of losing the trail in the fog.
Unlike
my push into the clouds, believers have the guidance they need to
get through. God himself provides they way and He has walked before us.
Not
that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made
perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus
took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken
hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and
straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the
prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus
Philippians 3:12-14 NIV
When
the enemy clouds your path, press on. Even if the way is hard to see
at times, the view from the top will be better than anything we can
ever imagine.
Until
next time, fix your eyes on the summit, set your feet firmly on the
trail and moved toward God.
Hallelu
Yah
Kevin
