Rock Climbing, Anyone?

I love watching our girls. They are definitely a source of inspiration for me and a few weeks ago was no different. As I was watching them climb some 40 feet up into the air, reaching and feeling for the "holds" in the wall and then pulling themselves up, it caused me to think about our spiritual climb in life and how very much like rock wall climbing it is.

The way I see it is like this...We are each tied into a harness which is God. The various "holds" in the wall are the challenges that God sets before us. In order to grow in our faith we must "feel and reach out " toward those "holds" knowing that without a shadow of a doubt God will catch us. We climb up further and further not even realizing how far we've climbed because we have put our confidence and faith in Him. Each path we take is different in our ascent - some easy, some hard and some where we are required to really stretch and just trust. But no matter what path we climb we can always be assured that whatever happens in the ascent if we slip He will catch us never leaving our side.

So, I ask you where are you in your ascent? Are you really having to stretch? I promise if you are that "harness" won't let you fall. Go ahead and just try it and see what happens.