…or climb them.

Elizabeth Griffin wrote The Art of Moving Mountains a couple of days ago and I’ve been thinking about it in the context of my life ever since.

Sometimes I don’t move my mountains because I need them. I get resources from the mountain. I rely on the animals living on it for my food, it’s snow melts into my water and it’s caves are my shelter. In a way it replaces God meeting my needs. Why trust Him for water when I can just get it from this muddy pond? The mountain provides me with some identity as well.

Our mountains mark us. Maybe you are the girl with the eating disorder. Or the man who never had a father. Financial crisis is your go-to. No matter who says they love you, you will always be the one who was rejected. We cling to our mountains because they have been feeding us for years.

This hit me for six! <<cricket term

Because of course she is talking about me here. Forget about God having my back and trusting that His will is being done in my life. I cling the hell out of certain mountains because they make for the perfect excuse. I can’t move it or even attempt to climb it because I need it.

I chose the background for this quote carefully. This photo of Fort Duvernette was taken on my trip to St Vincent and the Grenadines. It is a rocky pinnacle out in the ocean and is only accessible by boat. I felt that it truly represents saying to whatever our “mountain” is Be lifted up and thrown into the sea!

But sometimes, even when it is in the sea…that mountain can still be in our way! That’s why I love the fact that the some of the 255 steps to the peak are visible. It says to me that moving a mountain…climbing it…dealing with whatever is holding us back or blocking our way can only begin when we decide to move towards “moving” it. When we take that first step forward and then another and another. Moving a mountain happens one step at a time.

Elizabeth’s post really made me stop and think and it is only fitting that it be the inspiration for today’s Beautiful Blog Quotes–BBQ Lovin’. If you haven’t heard about this wonderful series Kozo over at everydaygurus.com created…click here to read about it.

If you want to be part of this awesomeesauce BBQ, here’s how you do it:

• Take a quotation from a favourite blogger
• Create a BBQ post with the quotation
• Link back to the blogger you quoted
• Tag your post BBQLUV
• Link to other BBQLUV posts (optional)

Yup! It’s that simple.

I would love to hear how you deal with the “mountains” in your life…do you “move ’em”, “climb ’em” or “cling to ’em”? Please feel free to share below.