Climbing Hills

David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: —2 Samuel 15:30

David was a hill climber. In 2 Samuel 15, he climbed one of the biggest hills of his life.  It was not a physical hilltop. It was a hill of remorse due to the rebellion of his son Absalom.

We all have some hills to climb in the Christian life—Hills are a picture of difficulty. But there is help at the top of the hill (2 Sam. 16:1).

I love the cartoon of a stork trying to swallow a frog. The stork had the frog about half of the way down his throat, but the frog had it’s front legs wrapped around the stork’s neck. The caption read, “IT AIN’T OVER YET!”

Like that frog, there will be times when you will have to climb some steep hills of adversity. Your children will rebel; circumstances will change; people will turn against you; your heart will be broken.

We need what frog had—Don’t give up so easy. If you feel you are about to be swallowed alive by the trials of life, just wrap your legs around the neck of your problem and say, “IT AIN’T OVER YET!”

We’re not to GIVE UP, we’re candidates to GO UP!

We’re not to WEAR OUT, we’re supposed to WEAR ON!

We’re not to be QUITTERS, we’re supposed to be WINNERS!

Keeping climbing! Don’t quit.