Mountain man time

Have you ever been in a place in your life where you know that you have to go the mountain and spend some time away from all the stress and worries that everyday life puts upon you? I think we all have wanted to run away at times and just not deal with things and hope that the problems will blow away. I have found that problems are problems because they are real, whether we created them because we did something that brought them to life or we inherited them from situations that we are involved in. They are real and they have to be dealt with, sorry no wat around it. They never go they just grow.

The pressures that we experience as leaders of our families, at our Churches, and our work places have away of tearing you apart. We as men need to take the time to experience God on the Mountain, I think about people like Moses and I know that there had to be times where he really looked forward to getting away from the people and spending time alone with God being refreshed and revived within God's presence.

Jesus himself took time to get away and spend time with God in prayer. I have found this to be a commandment that sometimes can be a struggle for us men to deal with. I myself have a new born baby, a tired wife that has spent her whole day taken care of him, finances, and family issues that I am having to deal with at this present time that I find a little over whelming at times, sometimes I feel like shrinking away kind of like what Elijah did. Sometimes a cave looks pretty good don't it?

I am a man who loves to hunt and spend time in the woods releaving myself of the stress and worries that I have. I have learned that while I am out there, I am not just hunting for deer or elk but I am hunting for God to seek his face. The scriptures say's in Matthew7: 7-8 that if you seek you will find, knock and the door will be opened, ask and you will recieve. I believe that God is always waiting for us to seek him because he wants to be with us.

One of my favorite songs is by Paul Overstreet called " Wise men still seek Him" because it takes a wise man to know that he needs God for direction, wisdom, and strength. I have found that wisdom in the Book of Proverbs will cost all you have, but get understanding. It sure helps when you need God to show you his plans for you here on this crazy world

When you go before the presence of God nothing else matters at that time it is just you and God. You can be transformed through prayer to become like a GPS unit. Instead of being a global position satelite you will become a Godly Prepared Servant. in Proverbs 3: 5-6 say's Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowlegde Him and he will make your paths straight. See Picture.

Althought I struggle sometimes I always turn to God because the more I have trusted Him in my life the more I can see Him. I desire to see him in all aspects of my life. I also desire to be able to pass down a legacy to my son of being a hunter for Christ.
How about it are you ready for a mountain top experience? Let me know about your God moments.
Blessings