I travelled to India recently and stood on the top of some mountains in the Himalayas. During the day, I could see snowcapped peaks all around me. But at nighttime, when the clouds rolled in, I could only see what was directly in front of me. The peaks that had been so clear the day before were now completely invisible.
Sometimes my life is like that. Even though I KNOW there are mountaintops all around me, and even though I may be STANDING on top of one, my vision is limited to what I can see directly ahead.
And it’s in those times, when the clouds are SO IMMERSIVE, that I tend to falter in my faith. I lose sight of what’s next. Even though I’m convinced deep down of the mountains around me, not being able to see them STIFLES me from moving forward.
That’s where people like Nicki Green come in! Nicki has been a long-time friend who has been able to see my mountaintops on my cloudy days, and to remind me of them when I need help pressing on… even though I feel like giving up.
I sat down with Nicki to ask how she’s able to do this for me and for others. We talked about:
- the value of speaking into each other’s lives when all we see are clouds,
- the value of giving ourself space to NOT make important decisions on those cloudy days,
- and the value of knowing we STILL have options, even when we feel there’s no way forward.
As Nicki says:
“One of the greatest gifts we can give someone is to see their mountain on a cloudy day.”
In this way, we can:
“…encourage one another and build each other up…” (1 Thessalonians 5:11a).
I hope you’ll watch the whole conversation—then forward it to a friend who might be going through their own cloudy day!
P.S. Here are some short clips I took in the Himalayas, first in the clouds at night and then in the clear skies the following day.
Keep pressing on! Love,
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