Habakkuk 3:19 “The Lord God is my strength, and He has made my feet like hinds’ feet, and makes me walk on my high places.”
BUILT FOR CLIMBING
It is amazing to me to watch mountain goats or other animals climb rocky hills or mountain slopes. They seem to walk effortlessly along paths they and others have blazed. You or I would most definitely slide down that hill. We aren’t built for that kind of climbing.
On my last trip to Kenya I walked to the edge of steep mountain valley with some friends. There was a clearly marked path down the mountain, across the valley floor and up the next mountain. I could actually see people on the other slope climbing up. I wanted to go down the path, but I was wearing the wrong shoes. My shoes had no traction. I would have had to literally slide down the hill and would have had no hope in climbing up the other side.
TEACHING MOMENT
When was the last time your child slipped and fell? Was it during a storm when the ground was wet or icy? Was it due to their footwear not being suited for the terrain? Maybe it was because they just tripped over something while trying to break in those new shoes you got them. This is a great verse to use with them as you tend to their scrape or cut.
You can remind them that in life we are going to face some difficult things, but God is our strength. He will give us the right stuff to get us through it, if we will just listen to Him. In fact, He will MAKE us walk on high places (difficult terrain) sometimes. Why? To be able to face the next hill or the next hill. He knows what is ahead. We don’t.
Aren’t you glad that the Lord has the right shoes for us to wear depending on the path He has chosen for us? He knows every bend and hill. He knows when we need to climb or just walk. He knows when we need to stop, rest and take in the view. But He knows also that our path is helping to blaze a trail for our children to follow.
A Moment In Time 