Moving Mountains

Over the last 2 weeks, I've felt really weary.

Not tired but just plain weary.

There's been so much going on (and still going on) in my life that has been a struggle. We are facing very overwhelming circumstances and I feel like I literally see mountains when I close my eyes.

Another day goes by and then I see more mountains to climb.

I've been trying to stay positive.

Each day I thank God for every blessing.

I know that God is faithful.

I know that He can do everything.

I know that with God all things are possible.

I also know that God can move mountains.

I've been praying for God to move our mountains. My heart is extremely full and it is stressful.

Then I get on the phone with friends and I listen to their struggles and challenges too. I think, Lord, what is going on? Why are so many people struggling? The devil is surely hard at work.

Yesterday, my husband and I spent most of the day laughing. Yep, we laughed. Not because we wanted to but because we had to. Laughter really is such good medicine. At first I started laughing because we had just heard some more bad news and I just couldn't believe how much bigger our mountain had gotten. At one point, he said, "why are you laughing? This is not funny!" I said, "I know but if I don't laugh then I'm going to cry!" Soon after, he was laughing too. Laughing is very contagious.

We spoke with some friends later in the day and couldn't believe what was happening with them. Their mountain was a lot bigger than ours. That put things into perspective for us. No matter how bad you have it, there are other people struggling too. People who might be going through worse than you. It doesn't make you feel better but sometimes when you hear it, you realize how much you have to be thankful for.

We still have our mountains, but we are trusting in God. My childhood pastor would say, "God is in the mountain moving business!" So I'm going to patiently wait on the Lord to move these mountains for us. In the meantime, I will take it one day at a time. There's a whole lot of problems that I can get from being stressed out. I don't need that added to my other problems. So each day I will count my blessings and make every effort to laugh.

Have you laughed today???