Go to the Mountain

In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God.  And when day came, he called his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles...  Luke 6:12-13

Have you ever had to make a huge decision?  I'm sure you have as we all have been down that road before.  We have all been at that place where we can look into the future and get a glimpse of what might be down both roads, but it still makes it difficult to make a decision on which way to go.  I'm facing that road right now.  In front of me are two paths and both of them are good, scary and uncertain.  So how do you decide which way to go? 

If we are to follow in Jesus's footsteps, then we must simply go to the mountain.  The more I understand God, the more I realize that His PLANS are bigger than my PATHS.  His purposes for my life will take me down many paths for three reasons: to prepare me for the future, to touch the lives of those I come into contact, and most importantly to glorify His name in all of the earth.  And because of that, the decision of which path to take isn't as important as the preparation to make the decision.  So what must you do to choose the way to go...Go to the Mountain!  Go to the place that is free from distractions, the place where you can see the bigness of God, and the place where proper perspective is gained from overlooking his creation.  This place, "the mountain", may not be a physical place, but it should be a place that takes you away from the noise of everyday life.  A place where you are allowed to truly focus and hear what God might say.  Jesus did it everyday and we should too.

I really wonder if more believers had "a mountain" how might this world look?  I think our churches, communities, and world would be totally different than it is today.  So what about you?  Are you going to the mountain?