Lately, I have been realizing how much life is like a climb.
You have to trust in your hands and feet, but most of all you need confidence
in your mind and faith in every move you make. Sometimes, holding on is hard.
It feels like you don’t have the strength to hold on or the power to make it
past that one part. Whereas, sometimes you come across something you can really
hold onto, something you can trust.
I have always had a hard time with trust. I’ve always
allowed a pool of thoughts drown my mind in doubt. It wasn’t until I found Cory
that I started to change this habit that I had adapted over many years. He has
become that one part of my climb that I can hold onto with ease and trust that
I won’t slip and fall.
And just like climbing, some routes are difficult and some
of them are routine that can be done with ease. But the trick is to challenge
yourself, push your limits, and face your fears. For a long time I’ve never
known of doing these things, instead I placed myself in a mindset that I was unable or even worse…incapable.
This past week, I challenged myself in both my climbing and
my life. After attempting one route for so long, I decided to try it one last
time and I was determined to trust and have faith in my climbing. The higher I
got, the more difficult it was to hold on and have faith that I wouldn’t lose
strength. Finally, I reached for the final move and gripped the very top with
both hands. “I did it” I said to myself quietly. I hung there for a second to
see how far I had come then I let go and as I looked up to what I just
accomplished I felt relief, success, and confidence.
In life, we have many routes, many trials. The further
through these routes and trials we get, the more difficulty presents itself.
It’s like the Devil is sitting there saying, “Just let go now. You don’t have
the ability to finish this route or get through this trial.” Whereas, God
stands at the top saying, “Just a few more moves, have faith, have confidence.
Reach for my hand and I will get you to your destination safely. Trust in me.
And when you get to the top and it’s time to fall, I will provide a safe
landing.”
Jeremiah 7:8 says, “But look, you are
trusting in deceptive words that are worthless.” How often I was trusting in the words
of my deceptive mind, when all I needed was to find hope in my Lord? Could it
be that simple?
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” -Romans
15:13
Life’s a climb and sometimes, all it requires is some hope and a
little trust that we have what it takes to accomplish anything. Not because we
have enough strength of our own, but because we have the strength of a God who
is all-powerful.
