Mountains & Valleys

I like the analogy of mountains & valleys very much.  In terms of my personal walk with God, there have been mountain top experiences, as well as the pains of walking through valleys.  Recently, I’ve realised that I’m usually walking in valleys of decisions – so many decisions to make that will shape how I continue – whether it’s my personal, family, social, ministry or work life.  Every aspect of it requires lots of decisions.  Adjacent to the valleys are mountains of expectations from all over, with regards to the decisions I’ll be making.  Indeed, the pressure can be very great sometimes.

However, I just read this morning about the area of responsibility – sometimes we take on more than we should & feel that everything needs fixing/repairing.  Sometimes, we fail to let God do His part and we ‘interfere’ too much.  Well, that doesn’t disregard the fact that there are decisions that I cannot afford to delay and decisions that are dependent upon other decisions made by other parties or the impact of my decisions on other decisions.  Anyhow, it’s been interesting as I was reminded of the importance of why we’re doing exactly what we’re doing.  In my case, why am I always caught in the valley of decisions, although usually, it’s not a choice I make to be there.  Indeed, we sometimes make our choices but sometimes, we don’t have a choice.  I personally believe God has allowed me to go through this as He’s shaping & moulding me for greater things to come.  Praise the Lord for His foresight, although I’m still pretty short-sighted.  :)