I couldn't agree with him more. As we were driving down Old Fort Mountain in western NC last weekend, I was looking at the splendorous view and noticed something. The mountains are really, truly beautiful. The colors, the height differences, the landscape; just gorgeous. But if you're standing half way up one, or even on top of one, it's hard to appreciate the beauty of your particular mountain because you're in its midst. On the flip side, if you're standing in the valley beside the mountain, you still don't have a good vantage point. It's kind of like sitting in the front row of a movie theatre; you get the general idea of what's happening, but you have to crane your neck to get the full picture. The good spot to viewing a mountain is on another mountain, on the other side of a valley. It's the valleys that make the mountains so beautiful.
So true in our walks with God as well. It's wonderful to be up on that mountaintop experience, feeling close to God. It's dreadful to be in the middle of the valley, stuck where you feel far away and forgotten. But when you're on your way up again and take a look back, you realize that you have to experience the lows to appreciate the highs. Just another parallel in nature to our relationship with God. It's almost as though He designed it that way. (sarcasm. so you know.)
Have a lovely day!
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