Mountain tops & Valleys

"Mountain top experiences" Perhaps you have heard that expression before. I have often heard people say they love being on the mountain top and find it an uplifting experience. They see valleys as times of 'lowness' or sorrow. As I thought of this I wondered if perhaps they are not missing out on a great deal in constantly striving for the 'mountaintop.'




Mountain tops afford a great view and a sense of achievement, yet they are lonely places, covered in snow and gained only through a great difficulty. On a mountaintop you have a wonderful, broad perspective of where you have been and where you are going, something no other place affords. Enjoy the mountain tops, they are wonderful places, delight in every moment, but do not rush through the valleys.

In the valleys our view shrinks considerably. Yet think of all the beauty found in a valley: rich, green Meadows; fields of flowers waving in the gentle breeze, birds singing in the trees, the soft murmur of a stream, and in the distance another mountain adds majesty to the landscape.

Valleys are the place of picnics and friends, of summer days filled with laughter. Sometimes they can be filled with tears and sorrow, but what better place to find comfort and solace. A place of rest and peace, surrounded by beauty and reminders of God's love.

Mountaintops are wonderful but do not over look the value of the valleys. Enjoy where you are and embrace every experience, live in the moment...