Thursday, 26 March 2009
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Wherever You Are
By Third Day
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Have you ever gone hiking with the goal of reaching the mountain top? How did it feel to finally reach it and look out over the view? I don’t know about you… maybe you’re a diehard mountain climber, but I’m one of those leisurely walk up a laid out path sort of persons. If I encounter an obstacle that requires climbing, slipping, sliding, picking through rocks and trees, foraging my own path, I generally give up and decide I had fun, but I’ll just go back down. When it comes to hiking, you always have the freedom to choose which trail you hike or if you use a trail at all, and you always have the option to turn around and go back.
But the mountains of life aren’t like that. We stand in the dark valley and look up to the peak of the mountain, wishing we could reach the top without the journey. From our distant view, we cannot see the details of the trail or the spots where we must blaze our own. We cannot see the boulders to climb, the thick underbrush to wade through, the pit falls and places we may lose our footing, but we know they’re there. And though we don’t want to face it all, we know that’s the only way to reach the peak victoriously.
I’ve climbed some pretty rough mountains in my lifetime, but none as difficult as the latest. I’ve tripped, stumbled, bled, and limped my way up. I’ve sunk into a pile of hopeless despair, wanting to give up. But I believe I’ve reached the peak. I’m looking out over the view and feeling such overwhelming victorious joy. Happy, joyful, elated, relieved, proud, glorious… none of those words really describe it. I’m realizing the harder the climb, the more glorious the view. I like it up here. I like it a lot.
I know many of my friends are climbing similar mountains in their life. I wish I could give you immunity to the hardships of the trail. But I cannot. Don’t give up. It’s worth it. The view is nice up here. Come and join me.
Thought that I was all alone
Broken and afraid
But You were there with me
Yes, You were there with me
And I didn't even know
That I had lost my way
But You were there with me
Yes, You were there with me
'Til You opened up my eyes
I never knew
That I couldn't ever make it
Without You
Even though the journey's long
And I know the road is hard
Well, the One who's gone before me
He will help me carry on
After all that I've been through
Now I realize the truth
That I must go through the valley
To stand upon the mountain of God
As I travel on the road
That You have lead me down
You are here with me
Yes, You are here with me
I have need for nothing more
Oh, now that I have found
That You are here with me
Yes, You are here with me
I confess from time to time
I lose my way
But You are always there
To bring me back again
Sometimes I think of where it is I've come from
And the things I've left behind
But of all I've had, what I possessed
Nothing can quite compare
With what's in front of me
With what's in front of me-Mountain of God by Third Day
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