Are you climbing a mountain right now? And you have been climbing for so long and it seems you are nowhere near the top. And all the while you're wondering, "What is this for" and "Maybe I should just stop and get off." It's too long of a climb, you're too tired, you're not seeing anything from your efforts, and you just feel ridiculous to have wasted all your strength and energy…for what?

If I've learned anything climbing metaphorically tall mountains, I think on the truth from the movie Mortal Kombat; the advice Princess Kitana gives Lui Kang. You will have to face your enemy. I have faced the difficulties of the climb: the nasty co-workers on the job, the outside guests who make things frustrating, the factors that just get on my nerves each day! The little and big things that make the climb downright hard.

You will face yourself : You will face your own fears, your own doubts, your own insecurities. I had to learn to walk right past this negative side of myself…she doesn't know what she's talking about.

And facing your worst fear? That's different for everyone! The fear of rejection. The fear of failure. The fear of success. The fear of approval. Is there something bigger holding you back? And it it a good enough "reason" to give up and leave the mountain. The only way to let that fear not have any control over you is to keep going, one foot in front of the other.

So, whenever I want to "stop climbing" and just quit, I always think of these passages that keep me going.

For I can do everything through Christ,who gives me strength. - Philippians 4:13

I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. - Philippians 3:14

Every mountain's a new adventure! The view from the top will be worth it. Keep climbing!



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