What Mountains Need Moving In Your Life?

Did you ever take a drive in the mountains on a sunny day when, all of a sudden, around the next curve, the sun disappears and it's darker outside? You know it's because the mountain is blocking the sunlight, but you can't wait to get around the next curve to be back in the light!

Our lives with God are a lot like that.

We can be going along on our merry way when, all of sudden, we're in the dark. We thought everything was fine. We followed the road and stayed between the lines, so where did the darkness come from? Why has the way become unclear?

Sometimes it has to do with not paying attention to the signs along the way. Sometimes it's because we've taken a wrong turn or exit. A lot of the times it's because we've allowed an area in our lives to become a mountain.

You see, unlike the sun rising and setting, God never moves. His light remains to guide us. It is when we "move" in a wrong direction or allow a "mountain" to block out His light, that we are in the dark.

A "mountain" can be anything in your life that has grown big enough to block out your focus on God. It could be that you've gotten so busy that you don't have "time for God." It could be that you've been following your own way for so long that you didn't even notice you were "in the dark." Or it could be that a very real problem, hurt or situation has become so difficult that you can't see anything beyond it.

So how do we "get back into the light?" The bible tells us that His word is a lamp for our feet and a light to our path. (Psalm 119:105). In 1 John 1:5 we learn that God is light and in Him there is no darkness at all.

If we spend time reading His word, we can't help but be "in His light." His word can guide us in knowing which roads to take and give us the "signs" along the way.

What about those mountains?  Maybe it's time to "move them" or "remove" them. God is bigger than any mountain we could possibly have in our lives. The creator of the universe is more than capable of helping us to move any mountains. Nothing is too difficult for Him. (Jeremiah 32:17) In fact, He tells us that we can move the mountains, ourselves, with a little faith. (Mark 11:23).

What mountains do you have in your life that need moving? Do you want to be "back in the light?"

Spend time in the Word, follow the road "signs" and keep driving...it'll be just around the next curve!