Maybe a better question is “Can a man move a mountain?” This has been my question in prayer. Oh, I’m very familiar with the scripture that says that we can move mountains if we only have the faith the size of a grain of mustard seed. I think we all walk in certain areas with mustard seed faith. No real proof to base our faith, just simple understanding that something so small can actually produce something much bigger.

Many years ago, I was with some friends in Pittsburgh and they wanted to ride the incline…a small box that was basically towed to the top of a mountain and back down on nothing more than a bunch of metal wires wrapped together. I guess it doesn’t take much more faith to strap yourself into a multi-ton piece of metal and believe than a couple jet engines and the laws of thrust and lift can defy gravity. For some reason, I can believe that quicker than the box on a metal rope.

Anyway, here we were ready to board and I backed out of going up the mountain. While I was waiting there, I believe I heard Holy Spirit speak to me. What I heard was that when your faith is small, God will remove those mountains but as your faith grows, then you will be able to conquer that mountain through Christ.

As I said, the last couple of days I have been talking to God about this. There are some mountains I would just love for Him to totally lay flat. Sometimes that doesn’t always happen. I was on the phone the other day doing an interview with Mike Weaver from Big Daddy Weave. He has had some challenges in his life and next year he is going to put some feet to his faith by climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro. Through this he will also raise awareness for those who have other mountains to conquer such as poor drinking water and lack of food. While talking to him, something became evident. I began to see that this was a mountain he had to climb. However, we must know the difference between when we need to climb that mountain and when we need to speak to that mountain. If we begin to climb a mountain that we were not supposed to climb, it only results in burnout and frustration. Using the same logic, speaking to a mountain that we are supposed to climb is just fanning the air and a waste of breath.

So that is where I’m at right now. I’m asking God which of these mountains I’m supposed to climb and which I’m supposed to speak to. And by the way, don’t get so pious and say that you only have one mountain. I can almost guarantee that you have at least two mountains facing you. Maybe one is more prominent but I can assure you that another is nearby. It may not be as big but remember, things don’t look as big when they are farther away. Also, be aware of those around you facing their own mountains. You may not see theirs because yours is so big in front of you. Maybe they need your help getting over theirs and they can help you get over yours. Go ahead, climb those mountains but also know when you just have to speak.

“What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain. He will bring forth the top stone with shouts of “Grace, Grace to it.””

Zechariah 4:7