| Why
would someone ask God for a mountain? Because when you tackle something
bigger than yourself: 1) you grow; 2) you learn to depend on God; 3)
you get to celebrate big victories. Caleb said: '...here I am today,
eighty-five years old! I am still as strong today as the day Moses sent
me out; I'm just as vigorous to go out to battle now as I was then. Now
give me this hill country that the Lord promised me that day. You
yourself heard then that the Anakites were there and their cities were
large and fortified, but, with the Lord helping me, I will drive them
out just as He said' (vv. 10-12 NIV). Anybody can occupy the flat
ground, but it takes faith in God to tackle a mountain. What's more,
that's where the Anakites-the giants-lived. These guys were so big they
caused ten of Moses' spies to say, '...Next to them we felt like
grasshoppers...' (Numbers 13:33 NLT). You'd think at eighty-five Caleb
would have asked for a nice cottage in Shalom Acres! But no, he wanted
another battle and another victory before he checked out. Stop asking
God for a problem-free life, otherwise you might die of boredom. It's in
working to solve problems and overcome challenges that you become the
person God wants you to be. So ask Him for a task that will keep you
learning, growing, uncomfortable, and hungry for significance. When you
pray, 'God, use me,' be prepared to encounter four things: adventure,
danger, risk, and reward. How about it-are you up for a little
excitement? |
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