It's time to come down the mountain

The phrase "mountaintop experience" has been in my mind a lot recently. It's that feeling of reassurance, of ecstasy, of feeling 'pumped up' as I am immersed in God's loving presence, whether it's during worship, a sermon, alone in my room or in nature. He has revealed so much to me lately that my heart feels so full.

But time and again, I am reminded I need to come down the mountain. Even though I enjoy that indescribable feeling, I eventually need to come down the mountain and live my ordinary life, of having to deal with people, my work, the chores and all the little routines and nitty-gritty responsibilities.

I can't afford to stay on the mountain all the time, because seeking self-pleasure is really not what Christian life is about. What I need to learn, though, is how to come down the mountain without forgetting the experience, and use my heart's fullness to propel me to do what it is I need to do. But this is easier said than done, because what is revealed on the mountaintop is sometimes quite scary... But dreams are what gives us hope to live.