Today I am in Phoenix Arizona at Tommy Barnett’s Pastors School. This is an amazing conference where incredible things are dreamed and then lived out. Thousands, including I, have been effected by this ministry in one way or another.
Pastor Tommy has taught me that nothing is impossible with God. If I can dream it, He can do it. Every time I come to the Pastor’s School, I leave with more hunger to reach the lost. This is my ninth Pastor’s School. Today I decided to climb prayer mountain. The last time I climbed it, ten years ago, it wasn’t by choice. I was with a group and was required to by curriculum. Today I climbed with a personal purpose. I needed answers from God. Sometimes you have to do things on purpose to get your heart in the position to hear for God. I had no idea I would learn so much about my walk with God from this journey to the mountaintop.
I started out ready and excited for what God was going to do. With a pep in my step I moved quickly along the trail. From further away, the mountain didn’t look so big, then I came to the foot of it. I’m no mountain climber so to me this thing was huge. Determined to get there I started the climb. I noticed as long as I stay focused on the path, it really wasn’t that difficult of a trip, but when I looked a head it seemed like I would never make it. Half way up I stopped, looked back and noticed how far I had come. I hadn’t arrived yet but the buildings and people kept getting smaller. Finally exhausted, I made it to the top. When I got there, I realized something. God was speaking.
He said, “Here, you are receiving dreams and visions that excite you. However, when you get to the base of these dreams, you realize how big and vast they are. You think, ” maybe this won’t ever happen. Maybe this is too much for me. Maybe I can’t do it. Maybe it’s too big.” But go, walk, start. As long as you keep your eyes on me, the only path, I will make your burden light. I will give you what you need. You will look back and see all I have brought you through. And even if it still looks too big, you will know I am with you. You will know you can. Through me you can!”
I made it to the top. I’m writing from the top and I am getting answers from God. It’s time for me to go, back down into the valley. But, I won’t leave here what I have learned. That is, that through him all things are possible and knowing this will carry me to the next mountain and the next dream.
What are your dreams? What are your challenges? Who is your God?