I looked up at this hill that we were on. It was steep and high. There were large trees, rocks and a ton of debri. I wondered how I would ever get up this what I called “the mountain” in my mind. I had no free hands. I was carrying a full load. So I began to pray. I began to climb and I began to trust that God would help me up that hill. I slipped a few times. I had to catch my breath many times. It was hard. It would have been so much easier to do this if my hands were free.
And this is when the aha moment with God came. My whole life I have been trying to climb that mountain but I have held on to so much junk. I held on to my fear, my independance and expectations. It would be so much easier for me to let go of these things so I could free up my hands and let God pull me up that mountain.
I am on a squad now and soon to have a team. I have a responsibility to free up my hands not only to grab on to God but also to grab on to my squad. We get up the mountains with God pulling us up, but we need the body for extra support. We have been called to be free and to be mountain climbers. I made it up that hill and I dumped my junk on top. Coming down the hill was easy. Jesus says that my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
