Keep climbing

Dannielle · Site Admin Joined: 31 Aug 2007 Posts: 120 Karma: +1 (1)

Blessed is the man who perseveres.”
- James 1:12 -

What a wonderful story and what a great meaning! this is very important to christians...NEVER STOP ALONG THE WAY!>>> CONTINUE TO KEEP CLIMBING!

It’s said that halfway up the Swiss Alps there’s a popular rest house. It’s a good day’s climb from the bottom to the top, but you can usually get to the rest house by lunchtime. And that’s where you separate the men from the boys. When some amateur climbers feel the warmth of the fire and smell the good cooking they say to their companions, “I’ll just wait here while you go to the top. When you come back down I’ll join you and we’ll go to the base together.” A glaze of satisfaction comes over them as they sit by the fire, or play the piano and sing mountain-climbing songs. But about 3:30 in the afternoon everything changes; they start looking toward the mountaintop as their friends reach it. Suddenly the atmosphere in the rest house changes and they think – If only I’d kept climbing!

Three things can cause you to lose sight of your God-given goals: (1) Weariness. Jesus told Peter, “Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not” (Lk 22:31-32). We all have to overcome the failing faith syndrome. (2) Fear. Some days the mountain just seems too high and we’re tempted to give up. Then a voice whispers, “Have not I commanded you? Be strong and courageous…for the Lord your God will be with you” (Jos 1:9 NIV). (3) Comfort. “Woe to them that are at ease [become complacent] in Zion” (Am 6:1). Conflict and hard times keep us on our toes – and on our knees. But too much comfort can seduce us into settling short
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Be still and know that I am GOD!

MommaTucker · Joined: 07 Nov 2007 Posts: 9 Karma: 0 (0)

I have to say i truely enjoyed that...no matter what happens keep climbing...I have suffered lately with the weariness, wondering when things are going to settle down, and wishing God would give us a break, I have given up, but I have been stuck...I have been hanging on by a thread, and just today, I realized what i was doing, I love God so much, and I am so thankful for what he has given me..I owe him so much, and the best way to show hiim, is to keep climbing, and kleep doing the best I can...keep helping others, even though I feel alone...STRIVE TO BE JUST LIKE GOD!!