"There's Got to Be a Way Around This!"

Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, CO

If people have never hiked this trail they don't know where it leads. From this perspective the little jog to the left might lead people to think that they'd have to cross this mound of rocks. Anticipating that ascent might be enough for some people to climb back into their cars and head home.

Jesus saw the cross in front of him. He knew what that pile of rocks looked like and how difficult it would be to climb that pile.

Jesus prayed, "Father, if it is your will, take this cup of suffering away from me. However, your will must be done, not mine." Luke 22:42 God's Word to the Nations

Jesus didn't head back to the car. He accepted the will of his Father. He gave up his life for us.

Too often we think that the Christian life depends on what we do and forget that everything we do hinges on what Jesus did for us, that's why it is called the Christian life not the human life. It isn't about the pile of rocks we climb, but that pile which Jesus climbed for us.

I'm not negating the importance of our walk in Christ. In fact, I'm emphasizing quite the opposite. Our walk in Christ is just that a life lived in Christ, not in our own power to climb the rocks of life.

As you journey through your day remember, Christ has climbed the rocks for you that you might thrive on this journey no matter the rock pile in front of you.

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Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2012-2014 Douglas P. Brauner.  ARR.