One of my favorite biblical heroes is Caleb.  Caleb wanted that mountain.  Remember?  The mountain must have been beautiful, flowing with foilage, streams of water, and probably flowers.  To Caleb, it was his dream. There are two meanings to a mountain.  It can mean like Caleb’s.  Something good.  It can also mean something bad.  It can be an insurmountable problem, something beyond your control.

Maybe you have a rebellious teenager on drugs or alcohol or whatever.  That is a big mountain.  What is your mountain?  You need to identify it, or you will see it is not solved.  You cannot solve it yourself.

My Insurmountable Problem #1

My son, as a young teen, was anexoric.  There was no way I could make him eat.  Every day I would pack a lunch, and every day he would bring it home, not eaten.  I would scold, threaten and cry buckets.  It was an insurmountable mountain I couldn’t fix.

My Insurmountable Problem #2

Then one year, I had another mountain.  I had become so angry at my husband and son that I stormed out of the house, slamming the door behind me, and began walking, crying, and praying.  God gave me such peace at that moment I knew I had to give God complete control.

God Wants Control

I was holding control of my life, and God wanted total control.  So I let go, and God gave me complete peace.  I let go of my mountain, and God took over.  I didn’t even remember the problem, but God took over and used them more than I ever dreamed.

God will never play second fiddle; He will never be co-pilot.  He must be in the center of your life, and you must let him, or you will never know the blessings only he can bring.  If you want to be in control, he will let you.  It has been said; God is a gentleman.  He will never force himself on you.

Yield Yourself To Him

Completely yield yourself to him and watch those mountains crumble.  Oh, maybe not right away, but one day.  My mom prayed for 50 years for my dad to be saved, and one day that mountain crumbled.

Remember, Jesus is so powerful that when you yield to him, God doesn’t see your sins, He only sees the perfectness of Jesus, and because you are in Christ Jesus, He sees you covered in his blood.  

I’ll bid you ado until next time, and God bless your heart.