mountains are pretty in colorado

i love mountains. today, i saw mountains. i will drive through mountains today. i will hike up some mountains tomorrow. i will snowboard down some mountains on friday and saturday. sunday, i will leave the mountains. to me, mountains display such a sweet portrait of God’s intracicy. i know, mountains consist of rocks, dirt, and some occassional trees and snow caps as decor. but, seriously,  the moment i could visibly make out the outline of the mountains that sit behind denver from my plane window today, my heart began to pace a little faster. i gasped a couple of times. and then caught myself continually saying, “wow, how freaking cool are you God?”

my mind went from such deep thoughts to napeleon dynamite. “how much you want to bet i can throw a football over them mountains?” quoting the wise uncle rico.

as you can tell i was excited. i know the dude in front of me knew i was excited as well. you know the annoying person that likes to continually bounce their leg up and down when they’re nervous/excited. i  mean they just can’t stop, even if you forcefully stop them for a moment, it’s kind of like putting water on a grease fire. the leg bounce just come back with more force and mmf than before. severe cases even get both legs going sometimes. well, i am that annoying person. and i’m pretty sure the dude in front of wasn’t having the smoothest ride. and it was not due to turbulence.

he then attempts to extinguish my fire of excitement by saying aloud to his friend next to him, “those mountains are puny pieces of crap compared to what we will see.” his ride became a little bit smoother from that point on. i mean i was just excited to see anything that was larger than the rolling hills of brentwood at this point and negative nancy proceeds and says, “oh those are nothing.”

now, as i have been sitting in the airport for 4 hours waiting on my ride. yes, 4 hours, and we have 2 more to go. anyways, i began to think about that statement “those mountains are puny pieces of crap compared to what we will see.” and i began to think about why mountains fascinate me so much. as i thought about that, it dawned on me. although, those beautiful pieces of dirt and rock with a snow cap on top of them are indeed magnificent, what else is there? although God has created intricate  mountains, how many times does he say to me, “oh, those things, those are just pieces of soil that look cool. it’s not that big of a deal.”

God is trying to show us something through his creation. i do not know how God, the creator of all things, speaks to you through creation, but he says this to me. “those mountains, rivers, trees, stars, oceans, etc. are nothing. yes, the creation is good, but it does not even compare to the love i have lavished upon you. yes, they are intricate design. but, i knit you together in your mothers womb. you are fearfully and wonderfully made (psalm 139). you are my greatest joy.”

so it appears that dude with the long hair and mangy beard sitting front of me was somewhat right. these mountains are beautiful, but they are puny pieces of crap compared to what we can see if we allow God to reveal who he is in and through us.

“How great is the love the
Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And
that is what we are!” 1 john 3:1

walk in truth today.