As most people know in this crazy time of my journey my family has been in the process of moving. We moved down to Georgia 8 years ago and I have lived in the house for many transitions in my life and its my home. This last week we had to finalize packing and start cleaning the house. Friday was my day off and on my way to the house to start cleaning it I decided to take a random detour and go hiking.
Lately I have been lacking in my time with God and I desperately needed it, the only way I was going to have time was to MAKE time. There is just something about taking a hike in the cold woods on a Friday morning that was very peaceful. That quiet time was so nice to stop and have with God and to stop and just catch up and have a conversation with him. I have been trying my best not to freak out or have a melt down but it kind of happened anyways during the week. With packing, moving, working, and fundraising it all just became a lot to handle on my plate. I had to cry it out and just feel everything for a moment so that I could process and move forward I had to much to do in a very short time. At this point I needed a few moments to myself and to just spend with God to process. I had a very good conversation with God.
God knows that I like to work with metaphors and in imagery, that is the best way for him to really get to me. So as I was walking this trail and having a conversation with him and just confessing my doubts and fears. I kept looking down at the rocks, and I heard him remind me that he is my rock. I trip and stumble over the rocks constantly however I never actually move the rock, the rock is still there and it is still strong. I realized this is how I have been with all of my doubts lately, I have been not fully trusting and I keep stumbling and tripping over things and not relying on God, the one person that makes everything possible and who none of this would be possible without. My progress and accomplishments cannot be completed without him.
The hiking trail that I had taken was actually a mountain; Sawnee Mountain to be exact. I have hiked this mountain a dozen times, and I contemplated if I wanted to actually hike up to the top or just walk around on the trail. I knew how amazing the view was at the top and I decided that it was worth seeing again. So I continued my walk and my quiet time with God and started hiking up the mountain. My quiet time was going very well and I felt so much better having this time with him it soothed my soul. As I turned my last corner, I only had about maybe 50 yards to go until I reached the top. I stopped and just took a breath and looked around and captured the picture below. God spoke to me again in this moment, even though I was not to the top yet and I know the view up there is great. I took this moment to look and take a breath where I was at, and even though I was not quite to the top yet, the view here was pretty great. That is the stage I am at in life, I am closing a huge chapter in my life and starting a new one and I just need to stop where I’m at and take this moment in, the view in this moment is pretty great and I almost missed it.
I did make it to the top and the view was of course just as breath taking as always. In that moment I started to thank and praise God for everything. I thanked him for creating such an amazing view, for encouraging my heart and for making everything in life happen for a reason, for him just being him. I have to much to be thankful for that it was an overwhelming sensation of thanks.
So that is a little update of my life and where I am at spiritually and just how I’m handling life going on around me.
FUNDRAISER:
This Thursday night is my World Race Benefit Concert and Silent Auction @ His Rock in Cumming starts at 7pm and we have some great performers and some great auction items, Please share with everyone you know. Tickets are $10 online and $12 at the door. And I need my Raised bar to say $10,000 by the 18th of December #10kbeforedec18
