When we were in Colorado two weeks ago we had the joy of traveling up to Breckenridge for a few days. To be surrounded by the mountains was a comforting feeling, hardly claustrophobic and entirely magnificent. Late one afternoon we took a ride to see some of the first aspens turning. We got a little lost and ended up on the rockiest “road” that went up and up. Finally we reached the top and it was breathtaking. Views like that don’t just happen every day.
I stood feeling the cool air tingle my skin and my eyes grew bigger as I tried to soak it all in. Pictures can never do these moments justice. At times like this the veil between heaven and earth feels thin. So thin that if you were to breath too heavy it might rip through. Yet you have to inhale deeply as if to make even your pores open up to this beauty.
I think life can be a lot like my journey up this mountain. It’s often rocky and jolting. It bounces you around so much that you feel your bones may break and your head needs more oxygen than the thin air suggests. While there is beauty all around if you choose to see it it you are also climbing. It’s arduous and gorgeous and the two aren’t separated into sections but go hand in hand. Ahh but in the end that panorama will leave you in awe. It is all worth it for the mountain top experience. Someday I will reach heaven and look down into what were my valleys, rough patches, flower finding moments, laugh silly at the screaming squirrel moments, colorful leaves moments, and so many more and it will all fit. It will all makes sense and it will all add to the glory of the journey. For now I’m happily taking each step for I have tasted of that end view and nothing can ever persuade me to live without it as my purpose. I hope you will walk with me heavenward. I hope you want to know Jesus because he is the most glorious thing I have ever experienced. When I stood at the top of this mountain and was amazed it was just a taste. Because the Creator is always more awesome than the creation.
“I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:14
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