We have been getting e-mails from an adventurous friend of ours and her other adventurous friend. They have been on a sweeping camping trip of the great northwest and will soon be making a loop into Canada and re-entering at Glacier National Park and have been sending back descriptions of the wonders they are observing, while we are leaning on one elbow staring at the computer screen, trying to escape the de-energizing heat. What one of us would not want to stand on the ridge and look out on the ocean and the sunset? Was it difficult to plan their itinerary, collect the gear, make arrangements for the cats and dogs left behind, pay bills ahead of time, stop the mail, etc. etc.? Of course! Is it worth it? Of course!!!
Hasn't God told us to count the cost? I think we all want to stand on the mountain but we can't stand the thought of getting out of town. In my wandering thoughts, I was thinking how we are "trying to get out of town". Is it hard sorting and packing 22 years of accumulation from the five of us, plus various inherited worldly goods and yard sale treasures. Finding renters. Filling out home loan applications and gathering papers. Saying goodbye and getting closure with tried and true friends. Presenting our vision to encourage others to "go" with us with their time, energy, and money. Close John's office and finish up work. Yes, it's a challenge. Will it be worth it? We are trusting that it will be and that the God we serve will honor our willingness to "go for it" for His good pleasure. We are asking Him to allow us to stand on the mountain vistas and be invigorated by the mountain air, really knowing HE is the air we are breathing, to be made willing and ready for the challenge of allowing Him to take us even higher. Yes, we "hike" by faith and not by sight and we KNOW it will be worth it.
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