Leaving The Mountain

Mountain top experiences with the Lord are awesome times when we bask in His glory, when we feel particularly close to Him and our spirit swells in delight. That feeling can be produced in a worship experience, attending a workshop or seminar, or simply a time in your life when you are feeling particularly at peace in the Lord.

However, mountain top experiences are not where our mission lies, they are meant to prepare us for the battle below. Just as the Israelites, who were camped at Mt Sinai where God spoke from the mountain top were told, "you have stayed long enough at this mountain" (Deut 1:6), it is time to engage the Amorites in battle, we too must leave the mountain top to engage the enemy.

Quiet time, worship time, seminars and times of peace are for our healing and equipping so that we can fight the good fight. The struggle we face is where the victories are found and it is where we truly grow as Christians. 

Enjoy the mountain but do not try to take up residence there nor become anxious when that time is over.  Look to the hills for your strength but use in on the battle field of life. 

Jus' Sayn.