We of the Christian worldview often speak of valleys and mountaintops in our walks with GOD. I want to share a thought. There are many hills on the way as well.
Daily small victories, or what I call hills, are often what pull us through while in a valley. The ability to treat one's family to a night out in spite of economic woes is one such hill. Are you through the storm? No. Did you win the lottery? No. But you were able to share a fun night out with your family. A wonderful moment in spite of the current valley.
GOD gives us these "hills" for a little extra oomph along the way. We can't always see the mountaintop from the valley we are going though, but we can remember HIS provision from a day or two before.
The person struggling to pay their rent may look forward to the mountaintop of a new job. But he or she can also rejoice in the "hill" of the tax refund paying for the next month.
Now I am not saying this is always the easiest lesson to take in. We want the mountaintops all the time. But would we still be as thankful to GOD if we didn't have times of struggle and crisis. That of course is a rhetorical question. Most of us would not.
So, my statement to you is this. Remember to praise GOD for the hills as well as the mountaintops.
GOD Bless.
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