Don't settle for less!
Bible Reading 8/23: Jeremiah 49-50
Jeremiah 50:6 My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace.
Don't stoop to the hill when God wants to give you a mountain! This is the first thing I thought of while reading this Scripture. When we don't listen to the right shepherd, the one who is telling us the Truth, we end up downgrading! When we settle for what's easiest or most comfortable Spiritually and we are afraid to challenge ourselves and live according to the Bible, we settle for a hill instead of embracing more land and more opportunity on the mountain! Also, as we heard during our Wednesday night service, there is an amazing view on the mountaintop-much greater than the hill! A mountaintop is also closer to Heavenly places! We can look back on the rough, strenuous journey from the top of the mountain and realize it was all worth it. We may stand out up there on the mountain, but we stand up tall, with a breath-taking view! We rise far above our troubles, problems and struggles which are still way more visible down on that hill...so keep on climbing!
written by
Gina Pietrzak
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