You are treading a path set for me
God of the seasons and sky
You have always been holding my life
And Lord, You are the shepherd of my soul
So I lay down my plans, I give up my rights
And let You take control of this surrendered life
So I put my trust in the one
Who created the stars and the sun
You are eternally kind
Always faithful and endlessly wise
You comfort, You sustain
In shaking You remain
Unmoved and unafraid
Forever and always
You lead me by still waters
Lead me through the valleys
Lead me in Your wisdom
Shepherd of my soul
Through valleys of shadow and death I am not afraid
By my Father’s breath every star in the sky was made
And who can I fear when You’re standing right here by my side?
Always leading, protecting and guarding my left and my right
Father You make all things new
Great God of creation
Father You will always be my rock and salvation
-Rivers & Robots
To be honest, I have few words to say. These lyrics are the words in my heart today. This past weekend I had the opportunity to return to Colorado and tread up majestic mountains to summits to take in the beauty of creation. I find that it is impossible to experience this and not believe in a Creator. There’s a fearful awe there. When you reach the peak and look out over the tops of surrounding mountains, and look down at the tiny tiny fellow hikers, you realize just how small you are and just how powerful this mountain is. In the midst of this great trek where one misstep could send you tumbling down the side, you lose a sense of your own control, yielding to the authority of the mountain, yet there is a stillness there. A holy gratitude. And it is the same with God. He is the mountain and we are the tiny hikers. We surrender ourselves to the powerful and majestic God. We lay down our own plans and He shepherds us. And He leads us to amazing places.
Next week I will be in Georgia at a 2ish week intensive training camp for the World Race. This is it. It’s really happening.
Pray for me as I travel there and back. Pray for good health and safety while we are at training camp. We will be roughing it in tents for that time, living out of our packs, learning about the cultures and countries we will travel to, meet our teams, and have a timed hike. Thank you for all of your support and love.
“Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in is mighty heavens! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness! Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! Praise him with sounding cymbals; praise him with loud clashing cymbals! Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!” -Psalm 150
