Coming Down From Mountain Top Experiences


"Master, it is good for us to be here..." Luke 9:33
Peter was responding to what he was experiencing with Jesus, James and John & a visit from Moses and Elijah.
Wonderful and glorious splendor.

We all have had our "mtn top" moments haven't we? Maybe not like they did that day, but some pretty good days and seasons of life. In these times, things couldn't be better. Things are clicking and life is good!

After Peter's "mtn top" day the scripture says in verse 37, "the next day..."
What happened the next day? They came down off the mtn top experience and faced the evil and darkness of this world. Cancer, lost loved ones, divorce, relationship issues, broken promises, job troubles, financial burdens, conflict, pain & more.
Let's be honest, we would all just assume stay up there, wouldn't we?
The reality is though that its not a matter of 'if' but 'when' the "next day" will come. The question is, when it comes will we be ready?  Coming down from the mtn grows us in ways that we can't possibly grow spiritually if we'd stayed on the mtn. 

In recovery we learn that every day it is critical to stay connected with Him by reserving a daily time with Him to mediate, pray and read His Word. We learn to enjoy Him and worship Him with gratitude thru the mtn top experiences and even thru the difficult times. 
The more time we spend with Him in the good, the easier it is to trust Him thru the bad.

Whether you're on top of the mtn or coming down off of it, keep your eyes lifted to the Father. 
"Lift your eyes to the hills" Ps 121:1
There really isn't any other way to go is there?

Rodney Holmstrom

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

12 Days Of CR Christmas

Image
One of our great leader Monica rewrote the lyrics to this old Christmas song to tie into the 12 steps. We had a lot of fun singing it and love that it keeps the focus on the 12 steps thru Christmas. Great job Monica! On the first day of Christmas, my Savior gave to me, the notion it’s not about me; On the second day of Christmas, my Savior gave to me, my sanity, and the notion it’s not about me. On the third day of Christmas, my Savior gave to me, the will to be faithful, my sanity, and the notion it’s not about me. On the fourth day of Christmas, my Savior gave to me, my inventory, will to be faithful, my sanity, and the notion it’s not about me. On the fifth day of Christmas, my Savior gave to me, the chance to come clean! my Inventory, faithfulness, my sanity, and the notion it’s not about me On the sixth day of Christmas, my Savior gave to me, desire to be humble, the chance to come clean! my Inventory, faithfulness, my sanity, and the notion it’s not about me. On the
Read more

Why do we introduce ourselves?

One of the things that might confuse a newcomer coming into this great ministry is the way we introduce our self and do so every time we meet in a Step Group and/or Open discussion group. The question that often comes up is; “Why in the world would we have to introduce our self every time we come together? I mean, we all know each other don’t we? We all know what the other is struggling with right? So why should I have to state my main issue I am dealing with? These are all logical questions and I think the below content from Tina at Saddleback might help shed some light on this. As you may already know, in our small groups we ask our Leaders to introduce themselves with this statement: “Hi my name is _______; I am a believer who struggles with________.” We ask our leaders to keep it short; to stick to one or two primary areas of recovery. We ask them not to state a host of recovery issues and character defects, etc… especially because we do not run recovery specific groups for cha
Read more

Verbal Reality--Why you can't believe an addict and what you can do as a co-dependent

I recently came across the below article when websurfing for information about verbal reality, a concept a friend introduced me to last year during a time I was trying to figure out is someone was telling me the truth or not. The below article is specifically for Porn addiction, and comes from a very good website, but I've found it true with all addictive behaviors. If you've never heard of Verbal Reality, and you question whether or not your spouse is being honest, this is a good way to help you sort it out, and a great tool for your recovery. ______ Consider This. (from http://www.pornaddicthubby.com/Help-For-The-Addict.html) Addicts of any kind live in a "verbal reality." This means if they say it, it is true and if they say it passionately enough even they believe it is really true. Men who have an addiction to porn live in a verbal reality. A sex addict believes what he is saying while he is saying it. Your most helpful tool in dealing with verbal reality is look
Read more