Getting Past The Mountain Top

We all have mountain top experiences: events which lift us up and give us elation.  Too bad that reality has to set in and real life has to intervene.

Read Mark 9:14-29

Stop The Arguing
The father cared about his son, but here are the Disciples fighting.
This Jesus, the Rabbi, is not there!  His son is not going to be healed!
What has been lost is the suffering of the father and the son.
The world does not care about the detail of the Church, yet that is all we battle between ourselves.

Look To Jesus
No one should be coming to the Church to see you, they are seeking Jesus.
You are not the star, you can make no difference what so ever positively.
Jesus is completely capable of handling everything - if He is allowed to!

Express Whatever Faith You Can
When your kids hurt, you hurt.
You worry for your grandchildren.
You are powerless however.
You need strength in your unbelief.
You need to rely on FAITH.
When life is overwhelming - faith is what you need to fall back on!

Make Prayer Primary
Prayer is the most important vehicle we have - to communicate with God, to formulate our own needs so we can understand them, to express what we can not even put into words.  Prayer must be the most important aspect of your life!

Pray over everything in your life!  Pray about your safety before you drive.  Pray your food is not poisoned and be thankful for the hands which provided it.  All aspects of you life need prayer and only you can do it!


Sometimes it is hard to have faith: you are laid off, your loved ones turn their backs on you, everything goes wrong, your health fails and oh so many other examples!  And for me, I have been whacked by all of these!  It seems insurmountable sometimes - but, I know this is when prayer becomes the most important in my life.  My prayers, prayers from those I trust to pray for me, and prayers from my Church body.  Pray when you are driving.  Pray when you are in the quiet of the bathroom!

When opportunity provides itself - pray, like no body else will.  You need far more help than you think, God needs far more praise than you give, your friends and family's needs are more than you know.