It has been a long time since I have written, but I am looking forward to more and more posts soon to come. This was part of my devotional this morning and I just had to expound upon it. Thanks for reading!

“Jesus …led them up on a high mountain to be alone with Him.” -Mark 9:2

There are times in our life where we all are led upon the mountain. Times when we get to see from God’s standpoint. Times when we feel like we could walk and talk with angels. We feel inspired and want to do great things.

And then, we come down.

You see we aren’t meant to stay on the mount. We are built for the valleys. We are built to dig through the trenches and make it through hard times. Our lives grow stronger and we gain wisdom and insight from these times in the valley. You see God doesn’t allow us to stay up on the mountain for long because the ultimate test of our spiritual life is to descend. If we only have the power to rise, and nothing else, something is wrong. We are not built for the mountains, those are times for inspiration. That is all.

You see the times of exaltation are amazing, and they do have a meaning in our life with God. But we have to be careful because our spiritual selfishness wants to make them the only time.

I have come to look forward to a life in the trenches. I know that hard times will always be ahead. This is not pessimism. This is life, and especially the life of a Christ follower. When we do everything we can to seek the Kingdom of God, the devil will do everything he can to stop us. Prepare for battle, that is my motto. You see when you are geared for war and ready to go through the valley, you will enjoy those brief times on the mountain instead of yearn for them when they pass. Live life so that you are prepared for the valley, and so you can celebrate the mountain.

The mount is not meant to teach us something, it is meant to make us something. These times are rare, and they are meant for something in God’s purpose.