The Mountain is Already Finished

have had a bit more time recently to simply sit. To sit means I’ve done a lot thinking and a lot thinking that has gotten me wanting to share, of course.

In my devotionals this week, I read in Jeremiah 2:32, “Does a maiden forget her jewelry, a bride her wedding ornaments? Yet my people have forgotten me, days without number.” Now I recognize that people can take this verse for what it is in multiple different ways. For me, this verse really got me thinking about my thoughts and actions on a day to day basis. As a firm believer in Jesus Christ, I strive to turn to God in all that I do, but there are many times when I slip through the cracks and wonder, “Where is God?” If I had it all figured out, well, I suppose I wouldn’t have this blog, nor more importantly, I wouldn’t be here. Here, as in at college, pursuing the calling God is leading me to.

With that in mind, I have been struggling recently with thanking God for what He has daily blessed me with. I know I’m not the only one guilty of this, but I tend to look at each day of mine and wish that something had been different: that my stress would be less, that my burdens would be lighter, or that my loved ones would draw nearer to me. However, what I came to realize this week is that life is not about just those “happy times” or the “good times.” Like my last post (if you haven’t read it, you should :) ) blessings may, and often times do, come through raindrops. God is teaching me to be thankful for those raindrops at the same time of accepting them for what they are. Yeah, I may not pass every exam or seek the most long-lasting friendships, but if I am thanking the Lord for what He is doing through all of that, and I’m seeking His goodness, then all shall and will fall into place.

Referring back to the Jeremiah verse, we know that a woman would not go to her wedding without everything she needed: her ring, her bouquet, her veil…etc. The same goes for us: the brides of Christ. While we walk each moment of our day, thinking of what hard task we will have to accomplish next, we seem to overlook that God is right there; right in the midst, along side us. He is there. Yet, we have forgotten that. I know I have.

Then at church yesterday, a sermon was preached on “Heaven.” Besides it’s excellence, I learned that there is no room to fear or stress because through the unfailing love of God sending His Son to die upon the cross in place of us, death no longer has the victory, and Heaven has already finished it. Every single hard, easy, stressful or relaxing thing you do, has already been done. You no longer have to fear or worry. That, to me, is mind-blowing.

Those times where I “forget” God, it’s not as if I’m deliberately trying to, but instead, I just seem to put the worry I face at a higher priority. Which, doesn’t make sense at all, I know. I am still learning, though.

What I now understand is that when I set my gaze upon Heaven and what Jesus had accomplished for me on the cross, I can no longer dwell on my burdens or fears or pain because in Heaven, it will be no more. That, like my Pastor says, is something we can bank on. All tears, suffering, hate, worry, and sin cease. Heaven has already done what you are going through and what I am facing right this moment. I don’t know about you, but that certainly speaks high measures to me.

If we combine the two ideas that I’ve grown through recently: never forgetting God is here and remembering that Heaven is what our hearts are after, then we can obtain all that we need to claim over and over again that Satan is not welcomed in our lives and that our faith, as small as it may be, can move mountains.

Just the trust in God and the faith. I’m right there with you. There are mountains and fears that I want to declare gone. Be blessed, my brothers and sisters.