Ah, the mountaintop. The view is breathtaking, it seems we can see forever and we often feel so close to God. Whether it’s a physical mountaintop, relational or spiritual the mountaintop brings a high that leaves memories that linger.
Moses went to the top of Mount Sinai to meet with God and receive the Ten Commandments. (see Exodus 19)
Elijah went to Mt. Horeb where God spoke to him on the mountaintop. (see 1 Kings 19)
Even Jesus went to the mountaintop: He allowed satan to take Him to the mountaintop to be tested and Jesus was transfigured on a mountaintop where He went with His disciples. (Matthew 4)
So often we search for the mountaintops in our lives an yearn for those times of exceptional experiences to mark moments to remember.
But are we missing something in our quest for the mountaintop?
As I was spending time with the Lord the other day and wishing for a mountaintop experience to snap me out of the winter doldrums and inspire me in areas of my life God showed me something completely different. While I was looking for the top of the mountain and wishing for what was up ahead I was missing the precious times I can have with Him along the way.
Searching the scriptures I found the example Jesus gave us when He met with God during His time on earth.
After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Matthew 14:23a
One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. Luke 6:12
Each day Jesus was teaching at the temple, and each evening he went out to spend the night on the hill called the Mount of Olives. Luke 21:37
While Jesus had mountaintop experiences during His time on earth He didn’t need a mountaintop experience each day.
When Jesus needed to get away and meet with God He went to the mountainside – not all the way to the top. He separated Himself from the everyday routine and went to a place where He could be alone with His Father and recharge.
Where do you go to meet with God and recharge? Do you have a place – and a time each day where you separate yourself from the world around you and focus on what God has for you that day?
If not, I encourage you to find that time. No matter how busy your schedule you can carve out a few minutes if you make it important. It may mean getting up 10-15 minutes early or turning off the tv for a while.
While you don’t need to dedicate hours each day to study and prayer, a few minutes is vital to your walk with God. It is in those minutes where He can refocus you, encourage you, even redirect you along the path.
And it is here where He brings peace to the puzzle of your life!
Where and when do you meet with God each day?
blessings & peace to you…
Paula
Paula Davis 