The strength and agility combined with the calm focus of a creature that has no fear of the heights or the concern for the difficulty of the climb. It simply accepts the challenge and equipped by God, it navigates the rock like a "Spider-Buck" (forgive me Spider-Man purists).
As I consider the mule deer on the side of a rocky crag, it occurs to me that God equips them not only to go up but also to come down. And, he gives them the strength to stand still on the side of that sheer rock. The point of having "feet of a deer" is that we can "tread" or navigate fully the challenging mountains that we come to in life.
I often tell my hospice patients that we are either in a mess, coming out of a mess or going into a mess. Life is constituted with a series of challenging time. We may be facing the challenge, in the middle of it or on the other side of it. The Lord is our strength to maintain our balance, regardless of the challenge or just where we are in the process of dealing with it.
As difficult as going up can be, coming down can even be more challenging. And being still on the side of a cliff can be particularly unsettling. Facing difficulties in life can be very similar. Staring down a threat to our safety or security can be very scary but coming out the other side can leave us shaky and uncertain of what to do next. Trying to be calm in the middle of a storm is no simple thing either.
But when the Lord is our strength, we can face every aspect of the challenges of life with calm and certainty, which knows with that same certainty that "God's got this!" When you fully trust in God, knowing that he is your strength, why would you be afraid? Why would you back away from the challenge? Why would you be unable to experience "the peace of God, which transcends all understanding" (Phil 4:7)? Jus' Ask'n.
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