INTRODUCTION

The difficulty of our times is that many are going through a valley where hope for the future is in danger of delay! Those without an unshakeable assurance of God's providence, despite the ups and downs of this present rollercoaster ride our communities and nations are going through, may end up so immersed in the shadow of the valley that they lose sight of the panorama of the mountain top!

 

DON'T REMAIN IN THE SHADE

If you are presently in a valley, don't remain in the shade;  keep going! Don't settle for the foot of the mountain; peaks were meant to be climbed! A famous mountain climber once was asked why it was so important for him to climb Mt Everest. His simple but profound answer was: '...because it is there!' You were not designed to be a bottom feeder at the lowest level of the food chain. God made you to 'ascend the Hill of the Lord!"

 

AVOIDING THE RUST OF DESPAIR!

Faith and trust are a must to avoid the rust of despair! If you run out of hope, all that remains is hopelessness, which leads to gloom and doom. Faith is a breath of fresh air for our dreams and gives us a renewed hope in the future. Trust shakes off the dust from our destination and enables us to achieve the destiny that God wants us to seize and run with!

 

SHAKE OFF THE DUST!

Today, if you are feeling 'down,' pick yourself up, shake off the dust, and get yourself going again. Don't worry about any hidden obstacles that might lay ahead. If you let that concern you too much, you'll never go anywhere! Keep your eyes on the road of your destiny and don't linger too long looking in the rear view mirror!

 

Do whatever it takes to keep going forward and upwards, because you can't rewind a single moment of this life!