Getting Ready for Bigger Giants

Every battle you face is preparing you for greater blessings down the road.

In 1924, two climbers were part of an expedition that set out to conquer Mount Everest. As far as is known, they never reached the summit; and they never returned. Somewhere on that gigantic mountain they were overpowered by the elements and died. After the failure of the expedition, the rest of the party returned home. Addressing a meeting in London, one of those who returned described the ill-fated adventure. He then turned to a huge photograph of Mount Everest, mounted on the wall behind him.

“Everest,” he cried, “we tried to conquer you once, but you overpowered us. We tried to conquer you a second time, but again you were too much for us. But, Everest, I want you to know that we are going to conquer you, for you can't grow any bigger, and we can!” 

These climbers realized an important lesson: every time they faced the difficulty of scaling Mount Everest, they grew stronger in their knowledge of the mountain and their ability to conquer it. Even so, every time we as Christians face difficulties and rely on God, He makes us stronger for the next difficulty.

Source: Daily in the Word, May 28, 2008